Technological and medical advances: implications for health psychology.
Behavioral telehealth, health informatics, organ and tissue transplantation, and genetics are among the areas that have been affected by advances in technology and medicine. These areas illustrate the opportunities and the challenges that new developments can pose to health psychologists. Each area is discussed with respect to implications for practice, research, public policy, and education and training: recommendations are provided.
Saab
Patrice G
PG
Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA. psaab@miami.edu
McCalla
Judith R
JR
Coons
Helen L
HL
Christensen
Alan J
AJ
Kaplan
Robert
R
Johnson
Suzanne Bennett
SB
Ackerman
Mark D
MD
Stepanski
Edward
E
Krantz
David S
DS
Melamed
Barbara
B
D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000639:trends*; D008967:Molecular Biology / Q000639:trends; D016378:Tissue Transplantation / Q000639:trends