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Social context of health and illness.

WEBHow a society deals with preventing ill health and promoting good health will depend on what people believe about the factors that influence their health. Different approaches …

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Environmental issues are health issues: Making a case and …

WEBIncreasing demands on ecosystems, decreasing biodiversity, and climate change are among the most pressing environmental issues of our time. As changing weather …

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Translational research to reduce health disparities and …

WEBWhereas it is true that some health differences between population groups are attributable, at least in part, to genetic factors (e.g., sickle cell anemia in African Americans), the …

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Is High Self-Esteem Beneficial

WEBDebates about the benefits of self-esteem have persisted for decades, both in the scientific literature and in the popular press. Although many researchers and lay people have …

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Science, practice, and policy related to adverse childhood …

WEBAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) detrimentally affect health outcomes in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Over the past 2 decades, the recognition of ACEs by …

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The health belief model.

WEBSince the early 1950s, the Health Belief Model (HBM) has been one of the most widely used conceptual frameworks in health behavior research, both to explain change and …

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Rethinking Adult Development: Introduction to the …

WEBThis is the introduction for the special issue of American Psychologist titled “Rethinking Adult Development: New Ideas for New Times.” It highlights the main themes of the …

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The Health Belief Model.

WEBIn this chapter, we review the Health Belief Model's (HBM's) historical development, core constructs, hypotheses, relationships of constructs to each other and to specific health …

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Operationalizing the Chronic Care Model with goal …

WEBThe Chronic Care Model has guided quality improvement in health care for almost 20 years, using a patient-centered, disease management approach to systems …

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Cardiovascular disease: Psychological, social, and behavioral

WEBCardiovascular diseases, which include coronary artery disease, cardiac arrhythmias, stroke, and heart failure, remain the leading cause of death in the United States and …

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Limiting social media use decreases depression, anxiety, and fear …

WEBReports demonstrating modest but significant correlations between heavy social media use (SMU) and poorer mental health in youth have led many to suggest that heavy SMU is …

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The link between self-esteem and social relationships: A meta …

WEBTheorists have long assumed that people’s self-esteem and social relationships influence each other. However, the empirical evidence has been inconsistent, creating substantial …

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Homelessness as a public mental health and social problem: New

WEBHomelessness is a major public health problem that has received considerable attention from clinicians, researchers, administrators, and policymakers in recent years. In 2016, …

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Postponing old age: Evidence for historical change toward a later

WEB“At what age would you describe someone as old?” Perceptions of when old age begins might be prone to upward shifts because of historical increases in life expectancy and in …

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Obesity: Psychosocial and behavioral aspects of a modern …

WEBApproximately 70% of adults in the United States have obesity or are overweight and at risk of developing obesity over time. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of morbidity …

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Clinicians with lived experience of mental illness: Introduction to a

WEBThis article is an introduction to a special section on mental health clinicians with a personal lived experience of mental illness (aka ‘prosumers’) dedicated to the late Dr. Frederick J. …

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The role of mental health care in reaching optimal performance in …

WEBThe objective of this concept paper is to introduce mental health as a core component of an athlete’s development and performance. Intentionally addressing mental health in sports …

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Ecological models of health behavior.

WEBEcological models help us to understand how people interact with their environments. That understanding can be used to develop effective multi-level approaches to improve …

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Social determinants of mental health among older adolescent girls

WEBThe health burden due to mental health has historically been underestimated with focus on communicable diseases and deaths and little …

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Ethical challenges in the provision of stepped care for eating

WEBRegardless of their specialty, psychologists in the United States are likely to encounter patients with eating disorders (EDs) in their everyday professional practice. Though …

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Racial trauma: Theory, research, and healing: Introduction to the

WEBRacial trauma, or race-based stress, refers to the events of danger related to real or perceived experience of racial discrimination.These include threats of harm and injury, …

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General Health Questionnaire-12

WEBThe 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12; Goldberg, 1972) is a screening instrument to detect psychiatric disorders in community settings and non-psychiatric …

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Promoting Harm Reduction as a Treatment Outcome in Substance …

WEBSubstance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with progressive decrements to physical and mental health, and frequently lead to death via overdose, suicide, or co-occurring …

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