APS
30th APS Annual Convention
Robust but Underappreciated Psychosocial Risk Factors for Ill Health: From Epidemiology to Mechanisms to Public Health
Why has strong evidence linking psychosocial factors with physical health outcomes not been translated into public health campaigns and more widespread interventions? We will provide cutting-edge reviews of evidence linking psychosocial factors with physical health outcomes and discuss challenges faced in translating this research into public health priorities.
Chairs & Discussants
- Andrea NilesChair
University of California, Los Angeles - Aoife O'DonovanCoChair
University of California, San Francisco
Presentations
- Anxiety and Depression Symptoms Comparable to Obesity and Smoking As Prospective Predictors of Major Medical Illnesses and Somatic SymptomsAndrea Niles
- Positive Affect and Health: A Review of Current Literature, Future Directions, and Barriers to Public Health TranslationSarah Pressman
- The Public Health Relevance of Social ConnectionsJulianne Holt-Lunstad
- Stress and Health: From Associations to Mechanisms and Targeted InterventionsAoife O'Donovan
