Health Psychology in Autobiography: Three Canadian Critical Narratives

Abstract

Three Canadian colleagues in health psychology recount their careers in a field of research and practice whose birth they witnessed and whose developments they have critiqued. By placing the development of health psychology in Canada in a context that is both institutional and personal, Stam, Murray and Lubek raise a series of questions about health psychology and its propagation. While uniquely Canadian on the one hand, their professional careers were affected by international colleagues as well as others – patients and community members – whose views shaped their perspectives. This article is a plea for the continuing development of critical voices in health psychology.

Citation

(2018). Health Psychology in Autobiography: Three Canadian Critical Narratives. Journal of Health Psychology, 506-523. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318755409

• Acceptance Date: Jan 4, 2018
• Publication Date: Mar 5, 2018
• Journal: Journal of Health Psychology
• Print ISSN: 1359-1053
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Pages: 506-523
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105318755409
• Keywords: history, health psychology, autobiography, Canada
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1359105318755409