title: Behavioral medicine and clinical health psychology: introduction to the special issue, a view from the decade of behavior.
abstract: This collection of articles follows prior special issues on behavioral medicine published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology in 1982 and 1992. From the vantage point of the Decade of Behavior, the field has grown in scope, depth of basic science foundations, and evidence of applied utility. Yet many challenges remain-especially in addressing a wide range of health problems across diverse populations and in a health care context characterized by rapid changes in technology and by a growing concern with costs and evidence-based practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112-0251, USA. tim.smith@psych.utah.edu
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.forename: Francis J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Keefe
mesh_terms: D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000639:trends*