title: Current issues and new directions in psychology and health: what happened to behaviour in the decade of behaviour?
abstract: This editorial addresses two key aspects of the investigation of behaviour: the science and the application. On the one hand, researchers and policy makers recognise a need for good scientific evidence about behaviour and behaviour change, but are slow to turn to psychology for such evidence. On the other hand, there is a gap in scientific thinking about behaviour and behaviour change.
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen , Scotland , UK.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D011582:Psychological Theory