Technological and Medical Advances: Implications for Health Psychology

Patrice G. Saab; Judith R. McCalla; Helen L. Coons; Alan J. Christensen; Robert Kaplan; Suzanne Bennett Johnson; Mark D. Ackerman; Edward Stepanski; David S. Krantz; Barbara Melamed

doi:10.1037/0278-6133.23.2.142

Technological and Medical Advances: Implications for Health Psychology

Patrice G. Saab^*, Judith R. McCalla, Helen L. Coons, Alan J. Christensen, Robert Kaplan, Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Mark D. Ackerman, Edward Stepanski, David S. Krantz, Barbara Melamed

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Medical & Clinical Psychology

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Abstract

Behavioral telehealth, health informatics, organ and tissue transplantation, and genetics are among the areas that have been affected by advances in technology and medicine. These areas illustrate the opportunities and the challenges that new developments can pose to health psychologists. Each area is discussed with respect to implications for practice, research, public policy, and education and training; recommendations are provided.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	142-146
Number of pages	5
Journal	Health Psychology
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.2.142
State	Published - Mar 2004

Keywords

Behavioral telehealth
Genetics
Health informatics
Transplantation

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