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Behavioral Medicine

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Clinical Psychology

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Abstract

The term behavioral medicine first appeared in the title of Lee Birk’s 1973 edited book Biofeedback: Behavioral Medicine. Since that time a tremendous amount of attention has been directed to this rapidly emerging field, which now goes well beyond the original emphasis on biofeedback. Despite its relatively short history as a recognized field, behavioral medicine already has had a major impact upon the conceptualization and treatment of illness and in the promotion of health behavior.

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  2. Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara, California, USA

    Charles H. Elliott

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Shelton, T.L., Anastopoulos, A.D., Elliott, C.H. (1991). Behavioral Medicine. In: Walker, C.E. (eds) Clinical Psychology. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9715-2_17

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