Technology and Methods in Behavioral Medicine

David S. Krantz, Baum, Andrew S. Baum

Contents: Preface. List of Contributors. Part I: Biological and Behavioral Assessment Techniques.F.J. Jenkins, Biological Bases for Genetic Risk Testing. C. Lerman, Psychological Aspects of Genetic Testing for Cancer Susceptibility. C. Kirschbaum, O. Wolf, D. Hellhammer, Adrenocortical Responsiveness to Psychosocial Stress in Humans: Sources of Interindividual Differences. A. Rozanski, Laboratory Techniques for Assessing the Presence and Magnitude of Mental Stress-Induced Myocardial Ischemia in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. S.R. Waldstein, J. Snow, M.F. Muldoon, Applications of Neuropsychological Assessment to the Study of Cardiovascular Disease. J.D. Jacob, S. Sereika, J. Rohay, L.E. Burke, Electronic Methods in Assessing Adherence to Medical Regimens. Part II: Ambulatory Monitoring of Psychological States.S. Shiffman, A.A. Stone, Ecological Momentary Assessment: A New Tool for Behavioral Medicine Research. A. Kaell, J.E. Broderick, A.A. Stone, Self-Report Measures in the Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis With an Emphasis on Ecological Validity. T. Kamarch, S. Shiffman, L. Smithline, J. Goodie, H. Thompson, P. Ituarte, J. Jong, V. Pro, J. Paty, J. Kassel, M. Gnys, W. Perz, The Diary of Ambulatory Behavioral States: A New Approach to the Assessment of Psychosocial Influenes on Ambulatory Cardiovascular Activity. L.D. Jamner, D. Shapiro, J. Alberts, Mood, Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate: Strategies for Developing a More Effective Ambulatory Mood Diary. Part III: Conceptual Models.S.M. Miller, M.A Diefenbach, The Cognitive-Social Health Information Processing (C-Ship) Model: A Theoretical Framework for Research in Behavioral Oncology. B.E. Hurwitz, N. Schneiderman, Cardiovascular Reactivity and Its Relation to Cardiovascular Disease Risk.