April 25, 2019
Letter of Intent Deadline: June 1, 2019
Sleep is an important and modifiable determinant of health. Advances in sleep research in behavioral medicine over the past several decades have brought a better understanding of how sleep is critical to health and is inextricably linked to biopsychosocial and environmental factors. Despite that sleep disorders and insufficient sleep duration are associated with lower quality of life and contribute to adverse physical and mental health outcomes, they tend to be under diagnosed and under treated across patient groups. Behavioral medicine research that addresses behavioral, psychological, and physiological factors that impact sleep, as well as how poor sleep compromises human health is critically needed.
The International Journal of Behavioral Medicine together with the Sleep Special Interest Group of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, has issued this special call for papers. Empirical studies of behavioral medicine research across the translational spectrum are welcomed. Further, research that bridges the intersections of behavioral medicine and other areas of research (e.g., neuroscience, medical practice, nursing, public health, education, health psychology) are likely to make strong contributions. Areas of work might include:
• Behavioral Interventions to Improve Sleep Quality and Quantity
• Chronic Illness and Sleep
• Pain and Sleep
• Sleep and Aging
• Sleep and the Immune System
• Sleep Disruption and Disease Mechanisms
• Sleep-Related Health Disparities
• Sleep Disorders, including Sleep Apnea and Insomnia
• Couples and Sleep
• Sleep Quality and Occupational Health
• Sleep and Cognition
• Psychosocial Sequelae of Disruptions in Circadian/Biological Rhythms
• Sleep, Learning, and Education
• Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Minority and Underrepresented Groups
The International Journal of Behavioral Medicine is committed to publishing excellent research across the broad spectrum of behavioral medicine, including health-behavior relationships, the prevention of illness and the promotion of health, the effects of illness on the self and others, the effectiveness of novel interventions, identification of biobehavioral mechanisms, and the
influence of social factors on health. The focus of this special call is on innovation in translational sleep science across these broad domains.