Contents
Part 1 The Ecological Range of Relationships Between Behavior
and Health
1 Introduction 3
Edwin B. Fisher, Linda D. Cameron, Alan J. Christensen,
Ulrike Ehlert, Yan Guo, Brian Oldenburg, and Frank J. Snoek
2 Overview of Types of Disease, Their Epidemiology,
and Treatments 31
Shajahan Yasin, Carina K. Y. Chan, and Kaitlyn E. Brodar
3 Risky Behaviours 55
Carina K. Y. Chan and Shajahan Yasin
4 Behavioral Medicine: Who Does It and Where 91
Justin M. Nash
Part II Knowing in Behavioral Medicine: Epistemic Foundations
5 Randomized Clinical Trials in Behavioral Medicine 111
Kenneth E. Freedland, Sara J. Becker,
and James A. Blumenthal
6 Research Approaches of Education, Applied Psychology,
and Behavioral Science and Their Application
to Behavioral Medicine 137
John P. Allegrante, Christel Hyden, and Alfgeir L.
Kristjansson
7 Theory in Behavioral Medicine 181
Joost Dekker, Jos F. Brosschot, Ralf Schwarzer,
and Akizumi Tsutsumi
8 Advancing Implementation: Toward an Inclusive
View of Research in Behavioral Medicine 215
Dean L. Fixsen, Renée I. Boothroyd, Karen A. Blase,
Amanda A. M. Fixsen, and Allison J. Metz
Part III Key Influences on Behavior and the Relationships
Among Behavior, Health and Illness
9 Behavioral Medicine’s Roots in Behaviorism:
Concepts and Applications 241
Howard Rachlin, Leonard Green, Ariana Vanderveldt,
and Edwin B. Fisher
10 Genetics, Behavior, and Behavior-Genetic
Interactions
in Health Risk 277
Jana Strahler, Anett Mueller-Alcazar, and Urs M. Nater
11 Stress and Emotions 319
Johannes Siegrist, Silja Bellingrath, and Brigitte M. Kudielka
12 Social Support and Physical Health: Models,
Mechanisms, and Opportunities 341
Bert N. Uchino, Kimberly Bowen, Robert Kent de Grey,
Jude Mikel, and Edwin B. Fisher
13 Social and Cultural Context: Healthy Eating
and Physical Activity 373
Linda C. Baumann and Betty L. Kaiser
14 The Fundamental Role of Socioeconomic Resources
for Health and Health Behaviors 389
Arjumand Siddiqi, Clyde Hertzman, and Brendan T. Smith
15 Improving Health and Tackling Health Inequities
Through the Non-health Sector 415
William Sherlaw, Cyrille Harpet, Zoe Heritage,
and Jocelyn Raude
16 A Life Course Perspective on Behavior and Health 471
Timothy P. Daaleman and John Preisser
Part IV Approaches to Changing Behavior Related to Health
17 Health Education and Health Promotion: Key Concepts
and Exemplary Evidence to Support Them 489
Hein de Vries, Stef P. J. Kremers, and Sonia Lippke
18 Promoting Early Detection and Screening for Disease 533
David P. French, Suzanne E. Scott, and Rachael Powell
19 Adherence 565
Lora E. Burke, Yaguang Zheng, and Jing Wang
20 Patient-Provider Interactions: Promoting Effective
Behavior and Providing Optimal Care 595
Julia R. Van Liew, Jamie A. Cvengros, and Alan J. Christensen
21 Child and Family Interventions 623
Persis Commissariat and Alan M. Delamater
22 Peer Support in Prevention, Chronic Disease
Management, and Well-Being 643
Edwin B. Fisher, Nivedita L. Bhushan, Muchieh Maggy Coufal,
Sarah D. Kowitt, Humberto Parada, Rebeccah L. Sokol,
Patrick Yao Tang, Diana M. Urlaub, and Jullie Tran Graham
23 Engaging Communities to Improve Health: Models,
Evidence, and the Participatory Knowledge Translation
(PaKT) Framework 679
Shoba Ramanadhan and K. “Vish” Viswanath
24 Using Genomic Knowledge to Improve Health Promotion
Interventions in the Developing World 713
Colleen M. McBride, Hendrik D. de Heer, Fasil Tekola Ayele,
and Gail Davey
25 Policy and Policy Research for Behavioural Medicine 737
Vivian Lin, Bronwyn Carter, and Yan Guo
Part V Key Areas of Application in Prevention and Disease
Management
26 Tobacco Control: Preventing Smoking and Facilitating
Cessation 771
Ron Borland and Hua-Hie Yong
27 Promoting Physical Activity Behavior: Interventions
and Mediators 807
Edward McAuley, Sean P. Mullen, and Jason Fanning
28 Behavioral Management of Obesity: Enduring Models,
Applications to Diabetes Prevention and Management,
and Global Dissemination 835
Craig A. Johnston, Pilvikki Absetz, Elezebeth Mathews,
Meena Daivadanam, Brian Oldenburg, and John P. Foreyt
29 Preventing Violence and Injury 861
Jingzhen Yang, Corinne Peek-Asa, and Trisha L. Welter
30 Ongoing Behavioral Management of Common
Chronic Illnesses 885
Ad A. Kaptein, Jitske Tiemensma, Maarten J. Fischer,
Margreet Scharloo, and Antonia C. Lyons
31 The Evolution of HIV Prevention Interventions
and Chronic Disease Management 907
Jamila K. Stockman, Eileen V. Pitpitan,
and Thomas L. Patterson
32 Psychology, Mental Health, and Quality of Life 941
Frank J. Snoek, Kaitlyn E. Brodar, Gary Cuddeback,
Edwin B. Fisher, Carol Golin, and Rebeccah L. Sokol
Part VI Interventions to Enhance Quality of Life
33 Quality of Life and Person-Centered
Outcomes:
Considerations for Behavioral Medicine 987
Sarah D. Kowitt, Hairong Nan, and Jane Speight
34 End of Life Issues in Behavioral Medicine 1021
Kevin S. Masters, Kristin M. Kilbourn, and Chad E. Barrett
Part VII The Contexts of Behavioral Medicine Science
and Practice
35 Values in Behavioral Medicine 1053
Gerald C. Davison and Michelle C. Feng
36 Behavioral Medicine and the Benefits of Healthcare:
A Critical Appraisal and the Need for Exnovation 1069
Robert M. Kaplan, David A. Chambers,
and Russell E. Glasgow
37 Impacts of Emerging Fundamental Science on Health,
Behavior, and Their Interaction 1087
Bradford W. Hesse
38 Behavioral Medicine of the Future: From Disease
to Health and Well Being, from the Individual
to the Community and the Global, from Causes
to Complexity 1111
Edwin B. Fisher, Linda D. Cameron, Alan J. Christensen,
Ulrike Ehlert, Yan Guo, Brian Oldenburg, and Frank J. Snoek
Index 1121