Health psychology: Continuity and change.

This issue of Health Psychology marks a transition in editorship. I assumed the role as editor-in-chief for Health Psychology on January 1, 2005. However, editorial transitions typically require some time to clear the backlog of articles accepted by the previous editor. Because this is one of the first issue including articles accepted by the current editorial board, we now take the opportunity to outline some of the new directions that we have planned. Our overall goal is to increase the impact of the journal on theory, research, and practice relevant to health and behavior. To accomplish this goal, we want to publish the highest quality science. Although psychologists remain the most common authors for Health Psychology, we encourage articles from multidisciplinary teams and from authors in other disciplines. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)