In behavioral research, it is largely assumed that people adapt their personal behavior to match the behavior of a reference group. A distinction is made between descriptive norms—the assumption that ...

An ad hoc committee will organize an open, two-day workshop to discuss behavioral economics research with the goal of extending the research to be of benefit to older populations. Specifically, there ...

Managing medical issues and engaging in health-promoting behavior can be time-consuming and stressful. Researchers have identified a range of personality characteristics that help people cope with ...

Over the course of four sessions, my patient, Stacey, and I worked toward her goals of sleeping more, checking her email less and spending more quality time with her family. She successfully developed ...

Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global. Healthcare is broken. Chronic diseases are eating up an increasing share of healthcare resources in every healthcare system across the world in ways ...

Behavioral health care often receives less attention and investment than physical health, but that is a mistake, says Bradley E. Karlin, Ph.D., ABPP, MBA, VP and Executive Medical Director, Behavioral ...

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