About the Editors

David S. Krantz is an Associate Professor of Medical Psychology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.  He has published numerous scientific and professional papers in the area of cardiovascular behavioral medicine and psychosocial influences on health.  He is a Fellow of several professional organizations including the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research.  He received the Early Career Scientific Award from the APA in 1982 and the 1981 Annual Award for Outstanding Contributions from the APA Division of Health Psychology.  He is a co-author of Behavior, Health, and Environmental Stress, and co-editor of Handbook of Psychology and Health.

James A. Blumenthal is an Associate Professor of Medical Psychology, Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Aging and Adult Development at Duke University Medical Center.  He has published extensively in the area of behavioral cardiology.  He is a participant in a number of national organizations including the Council of the American Psychosomatic Society, Chairman of the Committee on Health and Aging in Division 38 of the American Psychological Association, a Fellow in the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and a Founding Fellow for the American Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.  He is a co-editor of Applications in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology: A Clinician's Source Book and Assessment Strategies in Behavioral Medicine.