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A novel approach for mental health disease management: the Air Force Medical Service's interdisciplinary modelChristine N Runyan
Population Health Support, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Dis Manag 6:179-88. 2003..Both the implications and the limitations of this pilot study are discussed...
Ain't necessarily so: review and critique of recent meta-analyses of behavioral medicine interventions in health psychologyJames C Coyne
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3535 Market St, Room 676, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Health Psychol 29:107-16. 2010....
Behavioral medicine for migraineDawn C Buse
Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, NY, USA
Neurol Clin 27:445-65. 2009b>Behavioral medicine is based on the biopsychosocial theory that biological, psychological, and environmental factors all play significant roles in human functioning...
Reactivity of measurement in health psychology: how much of a problem is it? What can be done about it?David P French
Applied Research Centre in Health and Lifestyle Interventions, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, UK
Br J Health Psychol 15:453-68. 2010..Other aims are to describe how this may affect conclusions drawn in health psychology research and to outline where more research is needed...
What types of evidence are most needed to advance behavioral medicine?Russell E Glasgow
Center for Dissemination and Implementation Research, Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, CO 80237 8066, USA
Ann Behav Med 35:19-25. 2008This editorial presents a perspective on the types of evidence most needed to advance behavioral medicine given the current status of the field.
A primer on current evidence-based review systems and their implications for behavioral medicineKarina W Davidson
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Ann Behav Med 28:226-38. 2004..review systems are reviewed to inform the development or the use of an evidence review system for the behavioral medicine field...
Behavioral medicine approaches to somatoform disordersKarl J Looper
Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
J Consult Clin Psychol 70:810-27. 2002..On the basis of this review of the existing research and a theoretical model of the processes involved in somatoform disorders, the authors offer suggestions for future research and effective treatment...
Social ecology and behavioral medicine: implications for training, practice, and policyD Stokols
School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, USA
Behav Med 26:129-38. 2000..Implications of social ecology for behavioral medicine are considered in relation to the development of diagnostic and therapeutic practices, professional ..
Practical behavioral trials to advance evidence-based behavioral medicineRussell E Glasgow
Kaiser Permanente, Penrose, Colorado, USA
Ann Behav Med 31:5-13. 2006There is a well-documented gap between research and practice in many areas of behavioral medicine. This gap is due in part to limitations in the capacity of the research database to address questions that are of central concern to ..
Avoidable pitfalls in behavioral medicine outcome researchWolfgang Linden
The University of British Columbia, Canada
Ann Behav Med 33:143-7. 2007To secure the role of behavioral medicine in health care, researchers continue to improve the quality of their outcome studies...
Diabetes and behavioral medicine: the second decadeLinda A Gonder-Frederick
Behavioral Medicine Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville 22908, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 70:611-25. 2002..The future of behavioral medicine in diabetes is also discussed, including topics such as the changing role of psychologists in diabetes care,..
The perceived sexual health needs of looked after young people: findings from a qualitative study led through a partnership between public health and health psychologyH Dale
NHS Fife, Department of Psychology, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, Fife, UK
J Public Health (Oxf) 33:86-92. 2011..The aim of the current study was to identify LAYP's perceived sexual health needs and explore sources of sexual health information, knowledge levels, concerns and service preferences...
Evidence-based behavioral medicine: what is it and how do we achieve it?Karina W Davidson
Mt Sinai School of Medicine, USA
Ann Behav Med 26:161-71. 2003..We describe the 22 CONSORT guidelines and explain their application to behavioral medicine research and to evidence-based practice. Additional behavioral medicine-specific guidelines (e.g...
Effect sizes and statistical testing in the determination of clinical significance in behavioral medicine researchThomas Rutledge
University of California, San Diego, USA
Ann Behav Med 27:138-45. 2004The interpretation of clinical significance continues to be an obstacle for researchers in behavioral medicine.
Invitation to a dialogue between researchers and clinicians about evidence-based behavioral medicineBonnie Spring
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
Ann Behav Med 30:125-37. 2005Evidence-based behavioral medicine (EBBM) aims to improve the process through which best scientific research evidence can be obtained and translated into best clinical decisions regarding behavioral treatments to improve health.
Behavioral medicine in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseaseKristi D Graves
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Behav Modif 27:3-25. 2003Cardiac behavioral medicine is the application of behavioral and psychosocial principles to the prevention and treatment of heart disease. Most biomedical cardiovascular risk factors (e.g...
Theories in behavioral medicineJoost Dekker
Int J Behav Med 15:1-3. 2008
Assessing the information management requirements for behavioral health providersLeslie F Major
State University of New York, Upstate Medical University, Clinical Campus at Binghamton, New York, USA
J Healthc Manag 48:323-33; discussion 334-5. 2003..Selecting an EMR instead of an integrated behavioral health information system was associated with a significant reduction in information system acquisition costs...
Achieving the promise through workforce transformation: a view from the Center for Mental Health ServicesA Kathryn Power
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 6-1057, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:489-95. 2005
Adverse selection and generosity of alcohol treatment benefitsKatherine M Harris
Division of Clinical and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Inquiry 39:413-28. 2002..Also, users of alcohol treatment services do not remain disproportionately enrolled longer in plans with generous benefits...
The fundamentals of workforce competency: implications for behavioral healthMichael A Hoge
Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Department of Psychiatry, 34 Park Street, Room 139, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:509-31. 2005..From this analysis, recommendations are offered to guide future work on competencies in behavioral health...
Evaluation of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Program: Year 8Richard H Beinecke
Department of Public Management, Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 2770, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 30:141-57. 2002..Ratings in Year 8 were higher generally than in Year 7. The program continues to be a success; however, improvement in several areas continues to be difficult...
Consumer-directed healthcare: the next trend?Richard H Dougherty
Dougherty Management Associates, Inc, Lexington, Mass, USA
Behav Healthc Tomorrow 12:21-7. 2003
Reaching for the technology horizon. A guide to new technologies in behavioral healthcareJim Catan
Behav Healthc Tomorrow . 2003
Insurance billing 101Patrick Bruin
Behav Healthc Tomorrow . 2003
Best practices for assessing competence and performance of the behavioral health workforcePhilip G Bashook
Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois at Chicago, 808 South Wood Street MC591, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:563-92. 2005..A conceptual model of competence is presented, and practical applications of this model are reviewed. Finally, guidelines are proposed for building competency assessment protocols for behavioral health...
Strategies for developing competency modelsAnne F Marrelli
Caliber Associates, Fairfax, VA, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:533-61. 2005..This modeling process is drawn from advanced work on competencies in business and industry...
Creating an overnight success in nine yearsRichard S Edley
Behav Healthc Tomorrow 12:28-35. 2003
Lesson for providers: don't think about what you have, but what clients need. Client-focused mindset accounts for readiness to changeGary Enos
Behav Healthc Tomorrow 12:SR30-1. 2003
Change principles applicable to variety of service settingsGary Enos
Behav Healthc Tomorrow 12:SR32-3. 2003
Facilitating change in the non-voluntary clientGary Enos
Behav Healthc Tomorrow 12:SR34-5. 2003
A national sample of IAPSRS members' responses to the psychiatric rehabilitation beliefs, goals, and practices scaleEdward S Casper
Psychiatr Rehabil J 28:282-9. 2005..The PRGBP appears to measure knowledge of the current consensus on beliefs, goals, and practices in psychiatric rehabilitation, and is not a measure of these other responder characteristics...
Innovation in behavioral health workforce educationMaria J O'Connell
Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 319 Peck Street, Building 6, Suite 1C, New Haven, CT 06513, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:131-65. 2004..A review committee evaluated each nomination on four dimensions: novelty, significance, transferability, and effectiveness. Nineteen innovations were selected for recognition, all of which are briefly described...
Evidence-based teaching practice: implications for behavioral healthGail W Stuart
College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, 99 Jonathan Lucas Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:107-30. 2004..The relevant theories and available bodies of evidence are described, and the implications for workforce education and training are identified...
Best practices in behavioral health workforce education and trainingMichael A Hoge
Yale University School of Medicine, Yale Department of Psychiatry, 25 Park Street, 6th Floor, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:91-106. 2004....
They're waiting impatiently. Despite rising demand, behavioral-health services still face lack of hospital capacity, stretched funding sourcesMelanie Evans
Mod Healthc 34:22-5. 2004
Introduction to the impact of co-occurring disorders and violence on women: findings from the SAMHSA Women, Co-occurring Disorders and Violence StudyMarion A Becker
Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 32:111-2. 2005
Treatment effects from UPBEAT: a randomized trial of care management for behavioral health problems in hospitalized elderly patientsDavid W Oslin
Section of Geriatric Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Room 3002, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 17:99-106. 2004..Despite a theoretical and practically sound intervention, participation was low and treatment outcomes, while generally good, appeared unaffected by the addition of the program...
Why make time for behavioral counseling?Dorothy L Pennachio
Med Econ 81:73-4, 76-7. 2004
Building resilience in children of mothers who have co-occurring disorders and histories of violence: intervention model and implementation issuesNorma Finkelstein
Institute for Health and Recovery, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 32:141-54. 2005..It is recommended that programs begin to implement family-focused integrated treatment approaches that can potentially increase protective factors for children affected by parental mental illness, substance abuse, and violence...
Health psychology: what will the future bring?Francis J Keefe
Pain Prevention and Treatment Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
Health Psychol 23:156-7. 2004..Finally, the numerous changes outlined in this series of articles will demand that health psychologists extend and refine their theoretical models including the biopsychosocial model...
The role of coercion in the treatment of women with co-occurring disorders and histories of abuseColleen Clark
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 32:167-81. 2005..As expected, women currently required to be in treatment report having less choice in other aspects of their care. Implications for future research in the current climate of increasingly coercive policies are presented...
Using information to guide managed behavioral health careChristopher Tompkins
Associate Professor, Schneider Institute for Health Policy, Heller Graduate School, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 31:98-110. 2004..All of this variation suggests that there may be considerable latitude to guide and improve system-wide performance...
Improving continuity of care: success of a behavioral health programLeonard H Reich
Mental Health Services, HIP Health Plan of New York, New York, NY, USA
J Healthc Qual 25:4-8; quiz 8-9. 2003..These findings provide valuable resource information for behavioral health providers throughout the United States...
Guest editors' introduction: workforce competencies in behavioral healthMichael A Hoge
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:485-8. 2005
Transforming the workforce in children's mental healthLarke Huang
American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:167-87. 2004..The authors conclude with recommendations targeted to states, community agencies, universities, professional associations, and advocates...
Workforce competencies in behavioral health: an overviewMichael A Hoge
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:593-631. 2005..These varied resources may also be useful in identifying the core competencies that are common to the multiple disciplines and specialties...
Evidence-based practice in managed care: more propaganda than reality?David A Sharar
Chestnut Health Systems Inc, Bloomington, Ill, USA
Behav Healthc Tomorrow 12:SR22-4. 2003
Horizon Health deal hits snag. FTC launches antitrust investigation of psych pactJessica Zigmond
Mod Healthc 37:17. 2007
Health plans' disease management programs: extending across the medical and behavioral health spectrum?Elizabeth Levy Merrick
Institute for Behavioral Health, Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass 02454, USA
J Ambul Care Manage 31:342-53. 2008..In health plans, disease management has penetrated more slowly into behavioral health and depression program characteristics are highly variable...
EMRs and database structuresLisbeth Haines
Netsmart Technologies, USA
Behav Healthc 27:54-5. 2007
A psyched-up sector. As treatment approaches have changed in behavioral healthcare, so has facility design, leading to recent expansions, constructionJessica Zigmond
Mod Healthc 37:32-3. 2007
Fetal, childhood, and adolescence interventions leading to adult disease preventionHelen D Pratt
Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics Division, Michigan State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, MI 49048, USA
Prim Care 34:203-17; abstract v. 2007....
Remaining relevant.... Preparing practitioners: "more, better, and different"Jeanne A Clement
Graduate Program in PMHN, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, USA
Arch Psychiatr Nurs 21:233. 2007
Creating a recovery-oriented system of behavioral health care: moving from concept to realityLarry Davidson
Program for Recovery and Community Health, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06513, USA
Psychiatr Rehabil J 31:23-31. 2007..Following descriptions of the first four steps, the authors offer a few lessons that might benefit other states engaged in similar processes of transformation...
Recovery: a common vision for the fields of mental health and addictionsCheryl Gagne
Boston University, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, MA 02215, USA
Psychiatr Rehabil J 31:32-7. 2007....
Promoting the value and practice of shared decision-making in mental health careCarole Schauer
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U S Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Psychiatr Rehabil J 31:54-61. 2007....
Parity? What parity? Studies show behavioral health coverage still lags, but legislation holds promiseJessica Zigmond
Mod Healthc 37:31. 2007
Use of consumer ratings for quality improvement in behavioral health insurance plansJ A Shaul
Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Jt Comm J Qual Improv 27:216-29. 2001....
Effect of eliminating behavioral health benefits for selected medicaid enrolleesK John McConnell
Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Mail Code CR114, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland OR 97239 3098, USA
Health Serv Res 43:1348-65. 2008....
Management of behavioral health provider networks in private health plansDeborah W Garnick
Institute for Behavioral Health, Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass, USA
J Ambul Care Manage 31:330-41. 2008..Some standard activities are common, but some health plans are adopting other approaches to retain higher-quality providers...
Calculating treatment costs in an MBHORoger G Kathol
Psychiatr Serv 58:413; author reply 413-4. 2007
Integrating evidence-based practice with quality managementLeonard Brink
Behav Healthc Tomorrow 12:SR16-20. 2003
Curriculum resources for training direct care providers in public sector mental healthThomas H Styron
Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:633-49. 2005..These include two relevant competency sets and six portable training curricula, as well as information on how to access these resources...
Report of recommendations: the Annapolis Coalition Conference on Behavioral Health Work Force CompetenciesMichael A Hoge
Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 32:651-63. 2005..A collaborative effort to identify a set of core or common competencies is envisioned as a key strategy for advancing behavioral health education, training, and other workforce development initiatives...
Provider assessments of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Program: year 7Richard H Beinecke
Suffolk University, Department of Public Management Boston, MA 02108-2770, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 29:519-24. 2002
Problems in behavioral health care: leap-frogging the status quoLeighton Y Huey
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington 06030 1410, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 29:403-19. 2002....
Managed behavioral health care: an instrument to characterize critical elements of public sector programsM Susan Ridgely
RAND Health, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA
Health Serv Res 37:1105-23. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: If managed behavioral health care research is to advance beyond simple case study comparisons, a well-conceptualized set of instruments is necessary...
Clinicians as advocates: an exploratory study of responses to managed care by mental health professionalsNancy Wolff
EJ Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Center for Research on the Organization and Financing of Care for the Severely Mentally Ill, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 29:274-87. 2002..These results are preliminary but suggest that providers condition their advocacy behavior in response to their experiences with and perceptions of managed care plans...
Preventive mental health and substance abuse programs and services in managed careSharon L Dorfman
Organization and Financing Office, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 15-87, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
J Behav Health Serv Res 29:233-58. 2002..Some produced cost savings or offset costs. Six preventive behavioral health interventions are therefore recommended for managed care...
Behavioral health weighs in on health ITMichelle Dougherty
J AHIMA 77:58-9. 2006
Behavioral health: setting the rural health research agendaDavid Hartley
Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, Portland 04104, USA
J Rural Health 18:242-55. 2002....
A model for managed behavioral health care in an academic department of psychiatryPeter J Fagan
Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore 21093, USA
Psychiatr Serv 53:431-6. 2002..To supplement previous reports of the involvement of academic psychiatry departments in behavioral health care, the authors supply utilization and financial data that may serve as benchmarks for similar efforts by other departments...
Behavioral health service use and costs among children in foster careMarion Becker
Louis de la Parte, Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Child Welfare 85:633-47. 2006..Nonsuccessfully reunified children received a significantly larger quantity of services than those successfully reunified...
Behavioral health outreach: integrating medical and behavioral health careFrancisca Azocar
United Behavioral Health, 425 Market Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA
Psychiatr Serv 57:1807-8. 2006
Managed behavioral health care carve-outs: past performance and future prospectsRichard G Frank
Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 28:303-20. 2007..Although not perfect, carve-outs have been instrumental in addressing long-standing challenges in utilization, access, and cost of behavioral health care...
Use of and interest in alternative therapies among adult primary care clinicians and adult members in a large health maintenance organizationN P Gordon
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program Northern California Region, Oakland, USA
West J Med 169:153-61. 1998..Chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, and behavioral medicine techniques such as meditation and relaxation training were most often cited...
Behavioral medicine and health psychology in a changing worldJ J Conger
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Denver 80262
Child Abuse Negl 11:443-53. 1987Despite long-established roots in experimental psychophysiology and psychosomatic medicine, behavioral medicine and health psychology have only recently emerged as recognized, highly visible disciplines within medicine and the behavioral ..
Thought Field Therapy clinical applications: utilization in an HMO in behavioral medicine and behavioral health servicesC Sakai
Kaiser Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Health Services, Honolulu, HI 96814, USA
J Clin Psychol 57:1215-27. 2001..These within-session decreases of SUD are preliminary data that call for controlled studies to examine validity, reliability, and maintenance of effects over time. Illustrative case and heart rate variability data are presented...
High prevalence of restless legs syndrome in somatoform pain disorderMartin Aigner
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, Wahringer Gurtel 18 20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 257:54-7. 2007..Restless legs syndrome is associated with painful symptoms and sleep disturbances. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in somatoform pain disorder...
Anxiety sensitivity in the prediction of pain-related fear and anxiety in a heterogeneous chronic pain populationM J Zvolensky
West Virginia University, Department of Psychology, Morgantown 26506 6040, USA
Behav Res Ther 39:683-96. 2001..W. & Rainwater, A. J. (1998). Development of the Fear of Pain Questionnaire-III. Journal of Behavioral Medicine.) and Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale (PASS; McCracken, Zayfert & Gross, 1992: McCracken, L. M., Zayfert, C...
Teaching psychosomatic (biopsychosocial) medicine in United States medical schools: survey findingsS R Waldstein
Depatment of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore 21250, USA
Psychosom Med 63:335-43. 2001..The perceived importance and success of this curriculum, barriers to teaching psychosomatic medicine, and curricular needs were also assessed...
Biofeedback using telemedicine: clinical applications and case illustrationsJ Earles
Center of Excellence in Professional Psychology, Department of Psychology, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Behav Med 27:77-82. 2001..In behavioral medicine, advances in telecommunications have brought about new ways of offering services by expanding healthcare to ..
Medical hypnosis for temporomandibular disorders: treatment efficacy and medical utilization outcomeE P Simon
Department of Psychology, Multi Disciplinary Pain Clinic, Tripler Regional Medical Center, University of Hawaii, USA
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 90:54-63. 2000The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a particular behavioral medicine treatment modality, medical hypnosis, on reducing the pain symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD).
Constructive integration of learning theory and phenomenological approaches to biofeedback trainingA J Zolten
University of North Texas
Biofeedback Self Regul 14:89-99. 1989..paradigm for biofeedback as a tool of psychotherapeutic intervention, especially for the discipline of behavioral medicine. Biofeedback is reconstructed as a sequence of allocating attention to automatic cognitive processes until ..
[Processes of body perception and their therapeutic use in pediatrics. From nonspecific relaxation therapy to training to recognize disease-specific symptoms]M Noeker
Zentrum fur Kinderheilkunde, Universitat Bonn
Klin Padiatr 212:260-5. 2000..Beyond this classical approach, recent behavioral medicine has emphasized the relevance of interoception processes and adequate attribution patterns concerning bodily ..
Migraines and meditation: does spirituality matter?Amy B Wachholtz
Department of Psychiatry, University of Mass Medical Center, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
J Behav Med 31:351-66. 2008..some of the negative traits associated with migraine headaches (Wachholtz and Pargament Journal of behavioral Medicine, 30: 311-318, 2005)...
Educating health professionals to respond to bioterrorismW Paul McKinney
School of Public Health and Information Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Public Health Rep 120:42-7. 2005..of presentations tailored to the needs of professionals in medicine, dentistry, public health, nursing, behavioral medicine, allied health, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, and agriculture, providing coordinated training both on site ..
Newborn right-holding is related to depressive symptoms in bottle-feeding mothers but not in breastfeeding mothersJulien Donnot
Centre for Research in Psychology of Cognition, Language and Emotion Centre PsyCLE, University of Provence, 29 Avenue R Schuman, 13621 Aix en Provence cedex 1, France
Infant Behav Dev 31:352-60. 2008..amp; Bagiella, E. (2000). A preliminary study of breast-feeding and maternal symptomatology. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 22, 71-79]) and must also affect holding biases...
Behavioral science education and the international medical graduateH Russell Searight
6125 Clayton Avenue, Suite 222, Saint Louis, MO 63139, USA
Acad Med 81:164-70. 2006..The authors sought to improve the behavioral science education in their residency program by learning about IMGs' previous training and experience in behavioral science before coming to the United States...
Cognitive aspects of hypochondriasis and the somatization syndromeW Rief
Roseneck Center for Behavioral Medicine, Prien, Germany
J Abnorm Psychol 107:587-95. 1998..With a sample of 493 patients from a center for behavioral medicine, the authors evaluated a questionnaire assessing typical cognitions concerning body perception, illness ..
Attitudes and cardiovascular diseaseHilary Tindle
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 600, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Maturitas 67:108-13. 2010..agenda utilizing mixed methods and integrating principles of epidemiology, genetics, psychophysiology, and behavioral medicine over the lifecourse (first figure)...
Our recent experiences with sarin poisoning cases in Japan and pesticide users with references to some selected chemicalsKazuhito Yokoyama
Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2 174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514 8507, Japan
Neurotoxicology 28:364-73. 2007..in occupational and environmental health has been called "Occupational and Environmental Neurology and Behavioral Medicine." The methods, by which early changes in neurological, cognitive and behavioral function can be ..
Biobehavioral mechanisms of work-related upper extremity disorders: a new agenda for research and practiceMichael Feuerstein
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of Health Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 4799, USA
Am J Ind Med 41:293-7. 2002..Despite this evidence, the biological plausibility of a relationship between exposure to various psychosocial and work organizational stressors and WRUEDs remains unclear..
Understanding the scope and practice of behavioral medicine in family medicineOliver Oyama
University of South Florida Morton Plant Mease, Family Medicine Residency Program, Clearwater, FL 33755, USA
Fam Med 41:578-84. 2009..b>Behavioral medicine is the discipline representing the contribution of the behavioral sciences to medicine and encompasses a ..
Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine: an innovative administrative structure and possible paradigm for the futureRoger J Packer
Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine, Children s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Pediatr Neurol 44:1-9. 2011..at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, is a part of the Center for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine. This center includes multiple medical, behavioral health, and surgical subspecialties, and fosters the ..
Keynote Presentation at the Eight International Congress of Behavioral Medicine: the Pittsburgh common cold studies: psychosocial predictors of susceptibility to respiratory infectious illnessSheldon Cohen
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Int J Behav Med 12:123-31. 2005..Finally, we report recent evidence that lower levels of early childhood socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with greater risk of viral-induced illness during adulthood, independent of adult SES...
Willingness to take travel-related health risks--a study among Finnish tourists in Asia during the avian influenza outbreakA R Aro
Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Niels Bohrs Vej 9 10, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark
Int J Behav Med 16:68-73. 2009Health risk perception and behavior of tourists during epidemics is a challenge for behavioral medicine.
The integration of cardiovascular behavioral medicine and psychoneuroimmunology: new developments based on converging research fieldsWillem J Kop
Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Brain Behav Immun 17:233-7. 2003..g., mental stress and anger) can promote myocardial ischemia and plaque rupture. The psychoneuroimmunological pathways are described for each of these three types of psychological risk factors for acute coronary syndromes...
Hypnotherapy in the treatment of the chronic nocturnal use of a dental splint prescribed for bruxismE Somer
R D Wolfe Center for Psychological Stress, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel
Int J Clin Exp Hypn 39:145-54. 1991A behavioral medicine case is described in which the patient was treated with a combined approach involving both hypnoanalytic and hypnobehavioral techniques...
Depression and education as predicting factors for completion of a behavioral medicine intervention in a mind/body medicine clinicM Nakao
Mind Body Medical Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Behav Med 26:177-84. 2001The authors compared characteristics of 1,012 outpatients completing a 10-week behavioral medicine intervention with 300 outpatients who dropped out...
Research Grants
- Alcohol SBIRT Implementation in an HMO: Non-Physician Providers vs. PhysiciansJENNIFER RENE MERTENS; Fiscal Year: 2010..g., Behavioral Medicine Specialists, Clinical Nurses and Health Educators) will conduct brief intervention and referral...
- Family Decisions About Palliative CareAlison Karasz; Fiscal Year: 20049 Basic Research in Behavioral Medicine Research on decision-making in end of life care has focused largely on the decisions of individual patients...
- Media Literacy to Prevent Adolescent Smoking InitiationBRIAN PRIMACK; Fiscal Year: 2007..candidate will attend local seminars and national conferences involving clinical research, tobacco control, behavioral medicine, and health communication and will meet regularly with an outstanding cohort of talented mentors and ..
- Brief Psychosocial Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer Patients and PartnersDONNA POSLUSZNY; Fiscal Year: 2007..Although behavioral medicine interventions designed to improve psychological adjustment and quality of life in cancer patients have ..
- Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: Beta Cell PreservationSilva Arslanian; Fiscal Year: 2007..Arslanian, PI), 3) in behavioral medicine and lifestyle intervention for childhood obesity (Drs...
- Expressive Writing & Adjustment to Colorectal CancerSTEPHEN LEPORE; Fiscal Year: 2006Expressive writing is a theory-driven behavioral medicine intervention that is designed to enhance health and well-being through increased cognitive and emotional processing of traumatic events...
- BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC ACUTE PAINKEITH SLIFER; Fiscal Year: 2004..abstract_text> ..
- Sleep-related predictors of function and health among vulnerable older peopleJennifer Martin; Fiscal Year: 2007..My short-term goals are to develop new skills in immunology to compliment my prior training in behavioral medicine and health psychology and to conduct research on cytokines, sleep and rehabilitation outcomes...
- Become/Doctor/Albert Einstein/Medicine/CurriculumPaul Marantz; Fiscal Year: 2007..attitudes, and skills in doctor-patient communication, professionalism and ethics, mind-body medicine, behavioral medicine, social and cultural issues in health, and health economics and policy required to be outstanding ..
- Brief CBT for Anxiety and Advanced NSCLC Joseph Greer; Fiscal Year: 2007..expertise of the Centers for Cancer Care (the Thoracic Oncology Service) and the Department of Psychiatry's Behavioral Medicine Service which has considerable expertise in cognitive behavioral therapy development and testing...
- Oregon/Hawaii Node, Clinical Trials NetworkDennis McCarty; Fiscal Year: 2007..CODA (Portland, OR), ChangePoint (Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA), Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Department of Behavioral Medicine (Honolulu, HI), Kaiser Permanente Northwest Department of Addiction Medicine (Salem and Portland, OR and ..
- Oregon/Hawaii Node, Clinical Trials NetworkDennis McCarty; Fiscal Year: 2007..CODA (Portland, OR), ChangePoint (Portland, OR and Vancouver, WA), Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Department of Behavioral Medicine (Honolulu, HI), Kaiser Permanente Northwest Department of Addiction Medicine (Salem and Portland,OR and ..
- Diet and Exercise Counseling Among Patients with CHDElizabeth Jackson; Fiscal Year: 2007..1.) To provide Dr. Jackson with advanced training in nutrition, exercise science, and preventive and behavioral medicine research methods. 2...
- CARDIOVASCULAR BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE RESEARCH TRAININGKaren Matthews; Fiscal Year: 2007This is a competing renewal application for the training grant, HL07560 Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research Training, continuously funded since 1983...
