Understanding Organ Donation: Applied Behavioral Science Perspectives

This highly important book introduces the realm of organ donation, providing an overview of the current situation, highlighting the challenges, summarizing past research, and providing guidance for future research. This is the first book to bridge the gap between applied research and the social and behavioral issues surrounding organ donation. This is an impressive collection of contributors from a range of both practitioners and scientists actively working in the field. It provides a concrete example of how evidence-based research and theory can be applied with real-world value. It explores future directions of organ donation and research including community-based health interventions, ethical considerations, and advancing donor registration. This is the latest publication in the prestigious Claremont Applied Social Psychology Series .