Anderson N B
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0183, USA.
Soc Sci Med. 1997 Apr;44(7):1069-71. doi: 10.1016/s0277-9536(96)00304-8.
Readers of Social Science & Medicine may find it interesting to know that in 1993 the United States Congress established the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the belief that scientific research on behavioral and social factors in order to facilitate a growth in this important area of research. As is discussed in this paper, the philosophy of the OBSSR is that, although discoveries in the behavioral and social sciences are as critical for health as those from the biomedical sciences, knowledge from both areas must ultimately be integrated. Such integration will accelerate our understanding and treatment of physical and mental illnesses in both the developed and the developing world. This paper briefly presents the scientific evidence supporting this philosophy, outlines the mandated responsibilities of the OBSSR, and discusses some of its current and planned activities.
《社会科学与医学》的读者可能会有兴趣了解，1993年美国国会在美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）设立了行为与社会科学研究办公室（OBSSR），其信念是开展关于行为和社会因素的科学研究，以促进这一重要研究领域的发展。如本文所讨论的，OBSSR的理念是，尽管行为和社会科学领域的发现对健康的重要性与生物医学科学领域的发现相当，但这两个领域的知识最终必须整合。这种整合将加速我们对发达国家和发展中国家身心疾病的理解和治疗。本文简要介绍了支持这一理念的科学证据，概述了OBSSR的法定职责，并讨论了其当前和计划开展的一些活动。
