Johnston Marie, Johnston Derek
Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
Int J Behav Med. 2017 Feb;24(1):8-11. doi: 10.1007/s12529-016-9611-6.
Dekker et al. (2016) propose an updated definition of behavioural medicine.
In this commentary, we discuss how the field and the disciplines involved have changed over time before suggesting small amendments to the proposed definition.
We suggest that the range of medicine which might be considered 'behavioural' is increasing to encompass virtually all medical practice. In addition, the role of behaviour and the potential for behaviour change as a means of improving health have become increasingly important. A defining characteristic of behavioural medicine is the involvement of multiple disciplines, working together or in parallel and, as the extent of the field expands, more disciplines are likely to be involved.
We therefore propose that the definition should represent the full width of the research, practice and disciplines involved in behavioural medicine.
德克尔等人(2016年)提出了行为医学的更新定义。
在本评论中,我们先讨论了该领域及相关学科随时间的变化情况,然后对提议的定义提出了一些小的修正建议。
我们认为,可能被视为“行为性”的医学范畴正在扩大,几乎涵盖了所有医疗实践。此外,行为的作用以及行为改变作为改善健康手段的潜力变得越来越重要。行为医学的一个决定性特征是多学科的参与,这些学科协同或并行工作,并且随着该领域范围的扩大,可能会有更多学科参与进来。
因此,我们提议该定义应涵盖行为医学所涉及的研究、实践和学科的全部范围。