This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Faulstich, M. E. Articles by Hutchinson, K. M. Search for Related Content PubMed Articles by Faulstich, M. E. Articles by Hutchinson, K. M. Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Behavioral Medicine in Primary Prevention

Addictive Behaviors and Dietary Factors

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Medical Center, School of Public Health, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy

Kim M. Hutchinson

School of Nursing, University of Southwestern Louisiana

This article is a selective overview of behavioral medicine approaches to primary prevention. The main areas of discussion concern addictive behaviors and dietary factors. Overall, traditional educational approaches appear to succeed in altering understanding of these problems, but are less effective in actual prevention. More recently, behavioral medicine efforts, which focus on psychological and social influences, have demonstrated encouraging results. However, further systematic research is needed on these promising approaches before definitive conclusions can be drawn. Suggestions are provided for future primary prevention efforts as well as discernment of important mediating variables.

Evaluation & the Health Professions, Vol. 10, No. 3, 287-303 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/016327878701000303


CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?