Sommario “...-- The Mind-Body Relationship: A Brief History -- The Rise of the Biopsychosocial Method -- Psychosomatic Medicine -- Advantages of the Biopsychosocial Model -- Clinical Implications of the Biopsychosocial Model -- The Biopsychosocial Model: The Case History of Nightmare Deaths -- The Need for Health Psychology -- Changing Patterns of Illness -- Advances in Technology and Research -- Expanded Health Care Services -- Increased Medical Acceptance -- Health Psychology Research -- The Role of Theory in Research -- Experiments -- Correlational Studies -- Prospective and Retrospective Designs -- The Role of Epidemiology in Health Psychology -- Methodological Tools -- What Is Health Psychology Training For? ...”