Table of Contents

Contents: P.M. McCabe, N. Schneiderman, R.W. Winters, C.G. Gentile, A.H. Teich, Learned Aspects of Cardiovascular Regulation. M.E. Stanton, S. Levine, Pavlovian Conditioning of Endocrine Responses. R. Ader, The Placebo Effect as a Conditioned Response. B. Dworkin, S. Dworkin, The Treatment of Scoliosis by Continuous Automated Postural Feedback. W.S. Agras, Relaxation Training in Essential Hypertension: Prospects and Problems. T.L. Creer, The Synthesis of Medical and Behavioral Sciences with Respect to Bronchial Asthma. R.S. Surwit, Stress, Behavior and Glucose Control in Diabetes Mellitus. H. Weiner, A Proposal for a Curriculum in Behavioral Biology and Medicine in Medical Schools. H.B. Curry, Training of Family Physicians in Behavioral Medicine. A.P. Shapiro, Teaching Behavioral Concepts in Cardiovascular Disease with Remarks on Challenges to Medical Education.

About the Author

Ader, Robert; Weiner,, Herbert; Baum,, Andrew S.; Baum, Andrew S.

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