《行為醫學雜志》是一個廣泛構思的跨學科出版物，致力于通過行為科學的知識和技術來加深對身體健康和疾病的理解。該雜志的一個重要功能是將這些知識應用于預防、治療和康復。內容涵蓋行為醫學研究的所有領域:心理學、精神病學、社會學、流行病學、人類學、健康經濟學、公共衛生、普通醫學和生物統計學。覆蓋范圍包括心理壓力對身體機能的影響;社會文化對健康和疾病的影響;遵守醫療方案和健康維護行為(如運動、營養);對引起身體危險的食欲障礙(酗酒、吸煙和肥胖)的研究;預防和治療艾滋病毒/艾滋病的行為因素;疼痛、自我調節療法和軀體疾病的生物反饋;以及影響生理功能的大腦行為關系。

The Journal of Behavioral Medicine is a broadly conceived interdisciplinary publication devoted to furthering understanding of physical health and illness through the knowledge and techniques of behavioral science. A significant function of the journal is the application of this knowledge to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. The contents span all areas of behavioral medicine research: psychology, psychiatry, sociology, epidemiology, anthropology, health economics, public health, general medicine, and biostatistics.Coverage includes effects of psychological stress on physical functioning; sociocultural influences on health and illness; adherence to medical regimens and health maintenance behavior (e.g. exercise, nutrition); the study of appetitive disorders (alcoholism, smoking and obesity) that pose physical risk; behavioral factors in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS; pain, self-regulation therapies and biofeedback for somatic disorders; and brain-behavioral relationships that influence physiological function.