Welcome!

The Division of Health Psychology is delighted to announce its new chair for 2011-2012 is Dr Neil Coulson. Neil is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Nottingham and has a long history of BPS and Divisional committee work, particularly in the area of training. He took up his post at the DHP annual conference in Southampton, during which he presented his plans for the coming year at the AGM. Neil said, "I am extremely honoured to be the next Chair of the Division of Health Psychology and I look forward to the coming year. There is much work to be done and many challenges ahead but we have also achieved much over the past 25 years and we have every reason to be optimistic about our future".

A copy of the aims of the DHP for 2011_2012 can be downloaded here

Division of Health Psychology Objectives

_______________________

Follow us on Twitter - @divhealthpsych

Health Psychology is a branch of Psychology that applies psychological research and methods to:

• the promotion and maintenance of health;
• the prevention and management of illness;
• the identification of psychological factors contributing to
• physical illness;
• the improvement of the health care system;
• the formulation of health policy.

Typical questions addressed by health psychology research:

• How do people adapt to chronic illness?
• What factors influence healthy eating?
• How is stress linked to heart disease?
• Why do patients often not take their medication as prescribed?