Handbook of Behavioral Medicine Methods and Applications
Handbook of Behavioral Medicine Methods and Applications Andrew Steptoe, Editor From assessment technologies to clinical trials, and from the biobehavioral to the psychosocial, behavioral medicine continues to diversify. This sophisticated understanding o
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Andrew Steptoe Editor
Handbook of Behavioral Medicine Methods and Applications Editor Andrew Steptoe Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Associate Editors Kenneth E. Freedland Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA J. Richard Jennings Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Maria M. Llabre Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA Stephen B. Manuck Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Elizabeth J. Susman Department of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA Assistant Editor Lydia Poole Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK In association with the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
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Editor Andrew Steptoe Department of Epidemiology and Public Health University College London London, UK [email protected] Associate Editors Kenneth E. Freedland Department of Psychiatry Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO, USA [email protected]
J. Richard Jennings Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, USA [email protected]
Maria M. Llabre Department of Psychology University of Miami Miami, FL, USA [email protected]
Stephen B. Manuck Department of Psychology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, USA [email protected]
Elizabeth J. Susman Department of Biobehavioral Health Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-0-387-09487-8 e-ISBN 978-0-387-09488-5 DOI 10.1007/978-0-387-09488-5 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010933789 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Behavioral medicine emerged in the 1970s as the interdisciplinary field concerned with the integration of behavioral, psychosocial, and biomedical science knowledge relevant to the understanding of health and illness, and the application of this knowledge to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. The Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research was founded in 1978 as a forum for established behavioral medicine researche
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