Most of us have headaches at some time or other. But some people find that headaches are ruining their life.

Dr Mark Forshaw is a chartered health psychologist. He shows you how your mind can influence bodily processes, making your headaches better or worse.

Understanding Headaches and Migraines provides clear and practical information on all types of headache and migraine, and the sources of help and treatment available. Here you will find:
* The symptoms and causes of the main types of headache.
* A checklist to help you identify which type of headache...

A definitive guide to the growing field of health psychology, which showcases contributions from academics and professionals working at the cutting edge of their discipline.

• Explores the field of modern health psychology, its latest developments, and how it fits into the contexts of modern healthcare, industry and academia
• Offers practical, real-world examples and applications for psychological theory in health care settings
• Provides a timely resource to support the new HPC registration of health and other psychologists
• Includes contributions from...

Critical thinking is taught at all universities, often put forward by lecturers as the key skill that can most dramatically improve a student's understanding of a course and transform their writing. It pervades research methods teaching, critical psychology, and a range of other core curriculum elements, in exactly the same way that critical thinking pervades any discipline, and indeed, life generally. But what is it, exactly, and how can we apply it specifically to the field of psychology? In his relaxed and accessible style, Mark Forshaw takes modern real-world examples from psychology and...