The Society of Behavioral Medicine (abbreviated SBM) is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting research in the field of

behavioral medicine Behavioral medicine is concerned with the integration of knowledge in the biological, behavioral, psychological, and social sciences relevant to health and illness. These sciences include epidemiology, anthropology, sociology, psychology, physio ...

History

SBM was established in 1978, with its first meeting taking place in

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, on November 16, 1978. Along with the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, it grew out of the Yale Conference on Behavioral Medicine, which had been held in 1977. As a multidisciplinary organization, it attempts to connect professionals working in many disparate disciplines, ranging from

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Publications

The SBM has two official journals: the ''

Annals of Behavioral Medicine ''Annals of Behavioral Medicine'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. It publishes original research on behavioral medicine and the integration of biolog ...

'' and '' Translational Behavioral Medicine''.

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* Organizations established in 1978 1978 establishments in Illinois Learned societies of the United States {{Med-org-stub