title: Behavioral medicine. Broadening the interface between medicine and behavioral science.
abstract: The work of psychotherapists who have a cognitive-behavioral orientation and are trained in time-limited, focused psychotherapy has proved to be beneficial in the setting of a comprehensive medical and health maintenance organization. Group interventions that deal with relaxation, social skills, depression, agoraphobia, smoking cessation, problem drinking, weight modification, and Type A behavior, to mention a few, are conducted on an ongoing basis, allowing staff to treat large numbers of people in a time-efficient and cost-effective way. These groups also help the staff to provide a coordinated set of therapeutic and training experiences for patients through their participation in appropriate group treatment during the course of their individual treatment.
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control