Chapter 7. Personality and Illness Behavior

  1. Margarete E. Vollrath2,3
  1. Paula G. Williams

Published Online: 13 MAY 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470713860.ch7

Book Title

Handbook of Personality and Health

Handbook of Personality and Health

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How to Cite

Williams, P. G. (2008) Personality and Illness Behavior, in Handbook of Personality and Health (ed M. E. Vollrath), John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470713860.ch7

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Psychological Institute, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

  2. 3

    Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway

Author Information

  1. University of Utah, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 MAY 2008
  2. Published Print: 1 JAN 2006

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470021347

Online ISBN: 9780470713860

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Keywords:

  • illness behavior;
  • health care costs;
  • distress;
  • personality;
  • physical sensation

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Introduction

  • References

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