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The Behavioral Medicine Research
Group (BMRG) is a research laboratory housed in the University
of Pittsburgh's Department of
Psychology. Directed by
Tom Kamarck, Ph.D., the goal of this group is to investigate
the role that psychosocial factors may play in the devend the mechanisms
by which they may exert their effects. Most of our current
research involves characterizing disease risk in healthy
individuals rather than in cardiac patients, with implications
for wellness and disease prevention. lopment of hypertension and
atherosclerosis in humans a We use a variety of research
methods to reach our goals:
- Cardiovascular
psychophysiology (laboratory research)
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- Epidemiology
(longitudinal field research)
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- Ecological Momentary
Assessment (measurement of behavioral and biological
variables in the natural environment using
computer-assisted real-time reports)
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- Intensive interview
assessments (Life Events and Difficulties Schedule
for the measurement of chronic life stress)
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- Experimental
research (treatment-outcome)
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The BMRG is also the main
performance site for the Psychosocial and Health Behavior
Assessment Core of the
Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center, which was designed to
disseminate current information about psychosocial and health
behavior measures used for mind/body research.
Our research team includes
faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and research
staff housed on-site. Our collaborators include a
multidisciplinary group of investigators throughout the
Pittsburgh university communities and elsewhere who contribute
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