The biopsychosocial model of pain dominates the scientific community's understanding of
chronic pain. Indeed, the biopsychosocial approach describes pain and disability as a …

Social relationships are adaptive and crucial for survival. This review presents existing
evidence indicating that our social connections to others have powerful influences on health …

Informal/family caregivers are a fundamental source of care for cancer patients in the United
States, yet the population of caregivers and their tasks, psychosocial needs, and health …

This review highlights recent advances in research addressing intimate partner relationships
and health. Consideration of the strong mutual influences that the members of a couple have …

This meta-analysis reviewed 126 published empirical articles over the past 50 years
describing associations between marital relationship quality and physical health in more …

The goal of the NIH Science of Behavior Change (SOBC) Common Fund Program is to
provide the basis for an experimental medicine approach to behavior change that focuses …

Diabetes self‐care is a critical aspect of disease management for adults with diabetes. Since
family members can play a vital role in a patient's disease management, involving them in …

Objectives Cancer not only affects the patient but also the partner. In fact, couples may react
as a unit rather than as individuals while coping with cancer (ie, dyadic coping). We …

This book will change the way we understand the future of our planet. It is both alarming and
hopeful. James Gustave Speth, renowned as a visionary environmentalist leader, warns that …

Social support is defined as the perceived or actual receipt of social resources (eg, tangible,
emotional) and is one of the most reliable predictors of disease morbidity and mortality. In …