Occupational Health and Wellness: Current Status and Future Directions
This handbook has provided a comprehensive overview of the growing clinical research evidence related to the emerging transdisciplinary field of occupational health and wellness. This ever-expanding field has become especially more important today because
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Robert J. Gatchel
Izabela Z. Schultz
Editors
Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness
Editors Robert J. Gatchel Department of Psychology The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX, USA
Izabela Z. Schultz Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology The University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada
ISBN 978-1-4614-4838-9 ISBN 978-1-4614-4839-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-4839-6 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012952680 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Dedicated to the memory of Dr. Andy Baum, my best friend and colleague of over 30 years —Robert J. Gatchel
Preface
This Handbook integrates the growing clinical research evidence related to the emerging transdisciplinary field of occupational health and wellness. This expanding field is especially important because of the growing costs, including social and economic, and those associated with human suffering. Indeed, numerous statistics have found a clear relationship between health status and risks in the workplace on one hand, and financial and productivity losses on the other. With these challenges in mi
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