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Books and Reports

 

A new wave of behavioral change intervention research, Susan D. Solomon, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2005, 29 (Special Supplement Issue On the Behavioral Change Consortium), 1-3.

Social Science and Health Research: Growth at the National Institutes of Health, Christine A. Bachrach and Ronald P. Abeles, American Journal of Public Health, January 2004, vol. 94, No. 1, 22-28.


 

NIH Plan for Social Work Research, May 2003


Spirituality, Religion, and Health: An Emerging Research Field.  American Psychologist, January 2003, Volume 58, No. 1, 24-35


 

Racial/Ethnic Bias and Health: Scientific Evidence, Methods, and Research Implications. American Journal of Public Health, February 2003, Volume 93, Issue 2


 

Summary of Recommendations for Behavioral and Social Research from several National Academy of Sciences Reports, February 2002


 

Qualitative Methods in Health Research: Opportunities and Considerations in Application and Review. Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health. Bethesda, MD. December 2001, NIH Publication No. 02-5046

Health and Behavior: The Interplay of Biological, Behavioral, and Societal Influences. Committee on Health and Behavior: Research, Practice, and Policy. Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine. Washington DC: National Academy Press, 2001. ISBN 0-309-07030-9

Toward Higher Levels of Analysis: Progress and Promise in Research on Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health. Executive Summary . NIH Publication No. 21-5020, September 2001. 
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Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at NIH, June 26, 2001 . Report to the US Congress on status of behavioral and social sciences research at the NIH.

Burton H. Singer and Carol D. Ryff (eds.), New Horizons in Health: An Integrative Approach. Committee on Future Directions for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001. To view an Executive Summary, click here.


 

Terry C. Pellmer and Leon Eisenberg  (eds.), Bridging Disciplines in the Brain, Behavioral, and Clinical Sciences. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000

NIH Report to the US Senate on Behavioral and Social Sciences Research , May 2000

Norman A. Krasnegor, Norman B. Anderson, and Dana R. Bynum (eds.), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Seminar Series, Volume I, Health and Behavior. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, 2000

Arthur A. Stone, Jaylan S. Turkkan, Christine A. Bachrach, Jared B. Jobe, Howard S. Kurtzman, and Virginia S. Cain (eds.), The Science of Self Report: Implications for Research and Practice. Mahwah, NY: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999

Nancy E. Adler, Michael Marmot, Bruce S. McEwen, and Judith Stewart (eds.), "Socioeocnomic Status and Health in Industrial Nations," Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences , Volume 896, 1999

Jessie Gruman and Michael Follick (Chairs), Putting Evidence into Practice: The OBSSR Report of the Working Group on the Integration of Effective Behavioral Treatments into Clinical Care. Bethesda, MD: Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, NIH, 1998.

 

Newsletter

 

    Violence Research, Research and Discovery: Advances in Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, Winter, 1998

     

    Articles

     

    Stress: It Might Be Even Worse Than You Think

    Prevention Conference Takes Topics from Headlines

    Reducing Risky Sexual Behavior in Adolescents: An Impossible Dream?

    Chesney Suggests New Ways of Thinking About Women's Health

    A Portrait of Adolescent Health

    Social Support, Stress, and the Common Cold

    Adults Whose Parents Divorced: How Are They Doing?

    Risk Factors Cluster to Harm Health

    Social Inequality Harms Health, Sociologist Says

    The Effects of Stress on the Immune System: Implications for Health

    The Role of Behavioral Science in Improving Health Through Physical Activity

    Stressful Marital Relationships: Immunological and Endocrinological Correlates

    Social Relationships, Connectedness, and Health: The Bonds that Heal

    Taste and Smell Loss: Risk for Disease?

    Findings About Early Childhood Development, Poverty, and Child Care Environments

    Findings About the Changing Face of Childhood: Family, Economics, and Ethnicity

    Social, Cultural Dimensions of Health Explored
     

    NIH Press Releases

     

      NIH Establishes Five Mind-Body Research Centers

      SIDS Rate Drops as More Babies are Placed to Sleep on Their Backs or Sides

      Nationwide Survey Finds Continuing Stigma and Misinformation About AIDS

      Gene Variant Found That Can Help Protect Against Nicotine Addiction

      Landmark Study Shows Behavioral Interventions reduce HIV-Related Sexual Risk Behavior

      First Federal Obesity Clinical Guidelines Released

      Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Estimated at $246 Billion in The United States

      Severity of Brain Changes During Nicotine Withdrawal Comparable to Those for Other Drugs of Abuse

       

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