With breakthroughs in understandings of the disease prone and self-healing personalities Dr. Howard S. Friedman gives his answers to important questions. Why are certain people more likely to achieve health than other, seemingly similar, people? How can one increase their chances of preserving their health? What are the health effects of our chronic mood states? How are heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and other diseases related to personality? How can the disease-prone personality be altered?

The answers to these questions are emerging from an exciting new interdisciplinary health science, and The Self-Healing Personality is the authoritative source for understanding state-of-the-art findings that can allow you to enhance your capacity for a long and healthy life.

"A really important book! We must empower individuals to preserve their own health. This book should be read by everyone wanting an elegant, understandable explanation of the latest scientific findings." —Dr. Margaret Chesney, President, Health Psychology Division, American Psychological Association

Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D., professor of psychology and clinical professor of community medicine at the University of California, is one of the foremost authorities and a prime mover in the field of health psychology. The author of over fifty influential scientific articles in prominent journals and a leading text book in health psychology, he currently heads several large health research studies. Dr. Friedman lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and two children.