Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine

Sex and Gender Issues in Cardiovascular Disease: Introduction to a Special Issue
Major Lifetime Discrimination Exposure Accelerates Brain Microstructural Aging: Diffusion MRI Evidence From MIDUS
Cognitive-Behavioral Sleep and Nutritional Intervention Enhances Recovery and Survival in Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Abdominoperineal Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Sex Differences in the Association Between Subjective Social Status and Imaging Markers of Cardiac Inflammation and Fibrosis

Current Issue

June 2026 - Volume 88 - Issue 5

Editor-in-Chief: Suzanne C. Segerstrom, PhD, MPH
ISSN: 2998-8748
Online ISSN: 2998-8756
Frequency: 9 issues per year
Ranking: Psychology 38/93 (2nd Quartile); Psychiatry 137/288 (2nd Quartile)
Impact Factor: 2.4

Author Interview

In this new author interview series, Ryan Brown, Digital Editor for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, welcomes Alexandra Sullivan to discuss her new article, "Pregnancy Hormones and Offspring Psychiatric Problems: Testing Associations Between Placental Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Children’s Age 8 Internalizing Outcomes." The article is published in the June 2026 issue of the journal.

Current Issue Highlights

Article Summaries for June 2026 Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, Volume 88, Issue 5

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):421, June 2026.

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Pregnancy Hormones and Offspring Psychiatric Problems: Testing Associations Between Placental Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Children’s Age 8 Internalizing Outcomes

Sullivan, Alexandra D. W.; Barrett, Emily S.; Sullivan, Alexis; More

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):422-433, June 2026.

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Cortisol Recovery Differs Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Couples Compared With Cisgender Heterosexual Couples

Jacmin-Park, Silke; Bergeron, Sophie; Juster, Robert-Paul

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):434-443, June 2026.

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Associations Between Childhood Adversity and Pain in Breast Cancer Survivors

Daang, Enya M.; Ganz, Patricia A.; Bower, Julienne E.

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):444-451, June 2026.

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The Association Between Cytomegalovirus Infection and Daily Stress Processes in Early Adulthood

Gloger, Elana M.; Miller, Aaron A.; McDade, Thomas W.; More

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):452-463, June 2026.

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Psychosocial and Clinical Correlates of Somatic Symptom Disorder in Patients With and Without Somatic Comorbidities: Cross-Sectional Findings From the SOMA.SSD Study

Wittenbecher, Henrike; Hahn, Stefanie; Nestoriuc, Yvonne; More

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):464-474, June 2026.

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Exploring Causal Correlations Between Depression and Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study

Tong, Jingyi; Zhu, Min; Tan, Weijia; More

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):475-482, June 2026.

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Evidence for the Absence of Attentional Biases Towards Stigma-Related and Disease-Related Information in Atopic Dermatitis

Holle, Henning; North, Chloe; van Laarhoven, Antoinette I.M.; More

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):483-492, June 2026.

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Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Interventions: The Sooner, The Better

Demesmaeker, Alice; Fovet, Thomas; Amad, Ali; More

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):493-497, June 2026.

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83rd Annual Scientific Meeting: Weathering the Storm in Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. 88(5):A1-A192, June 2026.

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Psychosomatic Medicine is now BSAM!

Psychosomatic Medicine is now Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.

Our journal is now in its second year of its new name of Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine. In 2025, the inaugural issue under our new title published two thoughtful letters that describe the context for the decision to update the name of the journal: “Towards a Second Social Movement in Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine” and “Becoming Biopsychosocial Toward Comprehensive Health for 21st Century Science and Medicine.”

We invite you to watch this video discussion about the background for the name change featuring Editor-in-Chief Suzanne C. Segerstrom, Peter J. Gianaros (Immediate Past President of what is now the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine), and Ryan L. Brown, Digital Editor for the journal.

Articles published under both journal titles are available at this link.

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Call for Submissions - Deadline Extended to July 1!

Protocols and Data Notes in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology

Editors: Daryl O'Connor and Suzanne Segerstrom

Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine is calling for manuscript submissions for a Special Issue on Protocols and Data Notes in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology. A Protocol provides a description of methods and procedures for a proposed empirical study or systematic review/meta-analysis, enhancing transparency and reproducibility. A Data Note (also known as a Data Paper) describes a specific openly available dataset in detail, with the purpose of making the data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR).

This Special Issue will welcome submissions of manuscripts on any topic in health psychology and behavioral medicine that describe:

the protocol of a proposed study, systematic review/meta-analysis, or ongoing longitudinal research (Protocol)
an openly available dataset (Data Note)

New Deadline: July 1, 2026
See complete call for submissions at this link.

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Sex and Gender Issues in Cardiovascular Disease: Introduction to a Special Issue

Major Lifetime Discrimination Exposure Accelerates Brain Microstructural Aging: Diffusion MRI Evidence From MIDUS

Cognitive-Behavioral Sleep and Nutritional Intervention Enhances Recovery and Survival in Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Abdominoperineal Resection: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sex Differences in the Association Between Subjective Social Status and Imaging Markers of Cardiac Inflammation and Fibrosis

Current Issue

June 2026 - Volume 88 - Issue 5

Author Interview

Current Issue Highlights

Article Summaries for June 2026 Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine, Volume 88, Issue 5

Pregnancy Hormones and Offspring Psychiatric Problems: Testing Associations Between Placental Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Children’s Age 8 Internalizing Outcomes

Cortisol Recovery Differs Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Couples Compared With Cisgender Heterosexual Couples

Associations Between Childhood Adversity and Pain in Breast Cancer Survivors

The Association Between Cytomegalovirus Infection and Daily Stress Processes in Early Adulthood

Psychosocial and Clinical Correlates of Somatic Symptom Disorder in Patients With and Without Somatic Comorbidities: Cross-Sectional Findings From the SOMA.SSD Study

Exploring Causal Correlations Between Depression and Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study

Evidence for the Absence of Attentional Biases Towards Stigma-Related and Disease-Related Information in Atopic Dermatitis

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Interventions: The Sooner, The Better

83rd Annual Scientific Meeting: Weathering the Storm in Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine

Psychosomatic Medicine is now BSAM!

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Technological Innovations in Biobehavioral and Psychosomatic Medicine

Mindfulness: Biobehavioral Mechanisms and Health Outcomes

Emotions in Social Relationships and Their Implications for Health and Disease

The Neuroscience of Pain: Biobehavioral, Developmental, and Psychosocial Mechanisms and Targets for Intervention

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