behavioral medicine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of behavioral medicine
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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"This speaks to the need for routine screening and integration of cardiac behavioral medicine to allow for access to important interventions."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
“These are life-stunting conditions,” said Dr. Larry Wissow, director of child and adolescent psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Seattle Children’s.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
“We are born with a predisposition to accept sweet and reject bitter tastes, but children’s food preferences are malleable from there,” said Stephanie Anzman-Frasca, a pediatric and behavioral medicine specialist at the University at Buffalo.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2019
He is also the director of behavioral medicine at NYU Winthrop Hospital and an adjunct professor of social work at Queens College and Fordham Graduate School of Social Service.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2018
I wonder about new treatments based on biochemistry and behavioral medicine.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2011
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