title: An outline of the need for psychology knowledge in health professionals: implications for community development and breast cancer prevention.
abstract: Knowledge of health and community psychology in health professionals influences psychosocial and community determinants of health and promoting participation in disease prevention at the community level. This paper appraises the potential of knowledge on psychology in health care professionals and its contribution to community empowerment through individual behavior change and health practice. The authors proposed a schematic model for the use of psychological knowledge in health professionals to promote participation in health interventions/disease prevention programs in developing countries. By implication, the paper provides a vision on policies towards supporting breast cancer secondary prevention efforts for community health development in Asian countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Development Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia E-mail : marydian50@gmail.com, asnarulhadi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmadian
authors.forename: Asnarulkhadi Abu
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Samah
authors.forename: Mohammed Bashir
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Saidu
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011379:Prognosis; D011584:Psychology / Q000193:education*