Recently added articles from Behavioral Medicine:
Personal motivation, exercise, and smoking behaviors among young adults.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Despite the well-documented links between regular physical activity and health in both the mental and physical domains, facilitation of exercise adherence is a major practical issue in health promotion. (1) In the present society, many people are either sedentary or too infrequently active ...
Comparison of interventions to reduce sun exposure.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Incidences of skin cancer have increased dramatically over the past 30 years in North American, European, and Australian cultures. During this period, melanoma incidence rates more than doubled, and nonmelanoma skin cancer rates exceeded those of all other cancers combined, (1,2) Morbidity ...
Unmet needs of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Qualitative studies have revealed that patients with chronic illnesses, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often report withholding the full range of their needs from health care providers.(1-3) Ascertaining the perceived needs of patients with SLE is important for multiple ...
A comparison of smokers' and nonsmokers' fruit and vegetable intake and relevant psychosocial factors.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Diets rich in fruits and vegetables (FV) are associated with decreased morbidity and mortality from a variety of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. (1) Eating FV may also play an important role in managing weight ...
Understanding nonsmoking in African American and Caucasian college students: an application of the theory of planned behavior.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Recent research has shown that American adults are far from meeting the Healthy People 2010 goal of a 12% prevalence of cigarette smoking. (1) Presently, approximately 22% (45 million) of adults smoke. Although this percentage is decreasing, it will not meet the 2010 goal at the current ...
Mediated effects of social support for healthy nutrition: fruit and vegetable intake across 8 months after myocardial infarction.(Report)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Fruit and vegetable consumption reduces the risk of coronary death or nonfatal myocardial infarction. (1,2) Eating the recommended number of fruit and vegetable portions is 1 of the key measures in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. (3) Although survivors of myocardial ...
Hypertension in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in the US National Comorbidity Survey.(Clinical report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Several researchers to date have identified a relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and either cardiovascular disease (CVD) or symptoms of CVD. (1-4) This evidence primarily involves retrospective examination of PTSD status among combat veterans who exhibit clinical ...
Influence of coping, social support, and depression on subjective health status among HIV-positive adults with different sexual identities.(human immunodeficiency virus)(Clinical report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is increasingly considered a chronic disease. For a person living with HIV, this means having to cope with a range of HIV-related symptoms for extended periods. Symptoms may be related to the infection itself, comorbid illnesses, or iatrogenic effects ...
Predictors of adherence in the Women's Health Initiative Calcium and Vitamin D trial.(Clinical report)
Jan 01, 2009; ... In the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation Trial (CAD), an intention-to-treat analysis showed that active treatment did not significantly reduce hip fracture, which was the primary outcome measure. (1) However, a subanalysis of adherent (at least 80% of ...
Evaluating timeframe expectancies in physical activity social cognition: are short- and long-term motives different?(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Regular physical activity (PA) has well-documented health benefits (1) but relatively low participation prevalence (2,3); thus, promotion of PA is a public health priority. Similar to other health behaviors (eg, healthy eating) that require sustained behavioral engagement, researchers have ...
How academic psychiatry can better prepare students for their future patients: Part I: the failure to recognize depression and risk for suicide in primary care; problem identification, responsibility, and solutions.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Many primary care physicians (PCPs) fail to recognize and adequately treat mood disorders and suicidality. (1-12) Evaluation of the risk for suicide is important in any patient with major depression, especially when there is a comorbid substance abuse problem. (13) At least 90% of patients ...
How academic psychiatry can better prepare students for their future patients: Part II: a course in ultra-brief initial diagnostic screening suitable for future primary care physicians.(Report)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Although all academic departments of psychiatry teach students about mood disorders, especially depression and suicide, the traditional curriculum is not effective for the majority because primary care physicians (PCPs) often fail to recognize or adequately treat mood disorders and ...
Attitudes toward using condoms and condom use: differences between sexually abused and nonabused African American female adolescents.(Report)
Jun 22, 2008; ... Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia and gonorrhea remain the most common notifiable infectious diseases in the United States and appear most frequently among African Americans and adolescents (especially female adolescents). (1,2) Consistent condom use remains low ...
Acupuncture for psychiatric illness: a literature review.(Clinical report)
Jun 22, 2008; ... The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is on the rise, (1,2) with psychiatric patients, especially those diagnosed with disorders such as anxiety or depression, more likely to use CAM than are patients with nonpsychiatric illness. (3,4) The ancient Chinese treatment of ...
Suffering quantified? Feasibility and psychometric characteristics of 2 revised versions of the Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure (PRISM).(Clinical report)
Jun 22, 2008; ... Disease is generally associated with a certain degree of suffering. Although a major objective of medicine is to alleviate suffering, (1,2) this is not always the outcome of medical treatment. A decrease in physical symptoms may even be accompanied by an increase in suffering (eg, during ...
Psychological distress, life stressors, and social support in new immigrants with HIV.
Jun 22, 2007; ... Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is one of most severe diseases in the modern era. Major advances in combination antiretroviral therapy have led to a significant improvement in everyday functioning and in survival time of HIV-positive (HIV+) patients. (1,2) This long-term ...
The relation between cumulative fatigue and marital status in Japanese workers.
Jun 22, 2007; ... Fatigue not only decreases the personal quality of life but also interferes with the development of the social economy. Thus, elucidation of the causes of increased fatigue is an important research issue. The causes of personal fatigue may be divided into 2 types: lifestyle and working ...
Intention to encourage complementary and alternative medicine among general practitioners and medical students.
Jun 22, 2007; ... Over the past decade, interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown steadily to reach unprecedented levels. (1-3) CAM is a group of diverse medical and health-care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered part of conventional medicine. It is ...
Treatment choices of hypertensive patients in Turkey.(Author abstract)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Mar 22, 2007;
Quetiapine in the successful combination treatment of an assaultive patient with treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder.(Author abstract)
Mar 22, 2007;