Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine

Basic Research§Behavioral medicine research methodology, design, implementation, interpretation, and reporting§Biological Mechanisms in Health Behavior Change§Genetics and genomics as they apply to risk factors and morbidity§Genetics/Environmental Interactions.§Laboratory assays, measurement and interpretation§Animal models§Specific disease pathophysiology from the list included under Clinical Investigations§Clinical Investigation: Translational Medicine: From Research to Practice§Adherence§Alcohol/Smoking/Substance Abuse§Behavioral cardiology§Behavioral oncology§Behavioral orthopedics and sports medicine§Chronic disease, pain, and disability§Depression, anxiety, other mental health issues§Diabetes/Metabolism/Nutrition/Obesity/Eating Disorders§Eating disorders, including obesity§Environmental and Contextual Factors in Health and Behavior Change§Infections Diseases/SARS/HIV/AIDS§Nutrition and exercise§Pain, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromuscular Disorders§Physical Activity§Psychoneuroimmunology§Sexual and reproductive health§Somatoform Disorders/Chronic Fatigue/Medically Unexplained Symptoms§Stress and coping§Substance abuse and addictive behavior (alcohol, drugs, tobacco)§Public Health§Adolescent health§Aging and quality of life§Behavioral Medicine in Medical Settings§Behavioral Medicine education and training programs§Childhood & Adolescence§Diversity Issues§Epidemiology§Health Communication and Technology§Healthcare policy and administration§Health promotion and disease prevention§Health Behaviors§Health Education and Promotion§Health Systems, Policy and Economics§Lifespan and a Developmental Lifespan Perspective§Population, Health Policy and Advocacy§Preventive Medicine§Public health§Quality of Life§Screening & Early Detection§Socioeconomic Factors, Culture, & Health§Women s§This is the first encyclopedia devoted to the interdisciplinary field of behavioral medicine. The overarching content structure is based on the three fundamental domains within behavioral medicine: public health, clinical investigation and basic research.