The goal of this edited volume is to present the practical applications suggested by research in non-verbal communication, as well as to highlight the limitations-noting where we simply do not yet know enough to safely and fully inform practice.

The goal of this edited volume is to present the practical applications suggested by research in non-verbal communication, as well as to highlight the limitations-noting where we simply do not yet know enough to safely and fully inform practice. The book is divided into four parts. The first part looks at the health applications of nonverbal communication, including medical health care settings. The second part looks at the legal and political applications of nonverbal communication, including its application to the courtroom. The third part examines nonverbal communication in business and education. The final part looks at social and cultural issues. This book is intended to appeal to a diverse group of practitioners, researchers, and students from a variety of disciplines including psychology, sociology, communications, anthropology, and management interested in the topic of nonverbal communication. It may also serve as a supplement in upper level undergraduate and/or graduate courses on nonverbal communication.

R.S. Feldman, R.E. Riggio, Introduction. Part I: Health Applications. L. Martin, H.S. Friedman, Nonverbal Communication and Health Care. P. Philippot, C. Douilliez, T. Pham, M-L. Foisy, C. Kornreich, Facial Expressions Decoding Deficits in Clinical Populations With Interpersonal Relationship Dysfunctions. Part II: Applications to Law and Politics. M. Searcy, S. Duck, P. Blanck, Nonverbal Communication in the Courtroom and the "Appearance" of Justice. A. Vrij, S. Mann, Police Use of Nonverbal Behavior as Indicators of Deception. A. Goethals, Nonverbal Behavior and Political Leadership. Part III: Applications to Business and Education. R.E. Riggio, Business Applications of Nonverbal Communication. J.A. Woodzicka, M. LaFrance, Working on a Smile: Responding to Sexual Provocation in the Workplace. M. Harris, R. Rosenthal, No More Teachers' Dirty Looks: Effects of Teacher Nonverbal Behavior on Student Outcomes. Part IV: Social and Cultural Issues. P. Noller, J.A. Freeney, N. Roberts, A. Christensen, Withdrawal in Couple Interactions: Exploring the Causes and Consequences. M. O'Sullivan, Emotional Intelligence and Deception Detection: Why Most People Can't "Read" Others, But a Few Can. D. Matsumoto, S.H. Yoo, Culture and Applied Nonverbal Communication.