Articles

Lifestyle Medicine Intensivist Competencies:

This article introduces the health professional competencies for lifestyle medicine intensivists as recommended by a committee of lifestyle medicine experts on which Dr. Lianov served.

Kelly JH, Lianov L Shurney D., et al. Lifestyle medicine intensivist competencies: 2023 expert consensus update. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2023;0(0). (AJLM OnlineFirst)

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The Role of Positive Psychology in Lifestyle Medicine

This article briefly reviews the scientific literature that supports the role of positive psychology in lifestyle medicine.

Lianov L. The role of positive psychology in lifestyle medicine. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2023;0(0). (AJLM OnLineFirst)

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Physician Training and Certification for Lifestyle Medicine

This article summarizes the benefits of obtaining lifestyle medicine board certification for physicians.

Lianov L, Rosenfield R. The case for physician training and certification for lifestyle medicine. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2022;17(2):326-330.

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Lifestyle Medicine Core Competencies: 2022 Update

This article provides updates to the lifestyle medicine competencies according to a committee of international experts chaired by Dr. Lianov. The competencies were originally released in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2010 with Dr. Lianov as lead author.

Lianov L, Adamson K, Kelly JH, Matthews M, Palma M, Rea BL. Lifestyle medicine core competencies: 2022 update, American Journal of Lifestyle Med. 2022;16(6):734-739.

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A Powerful Antidote to Physician Burnout

This article explores how intensive healthy lifestyles with positive psychology in conjunction with health care organizational changes can help prevent burnout among health professionals.

Lianov L. A powerful antidote to physician burnout: Intensive healthy lifestyle and positive psychology approaches. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.2021;15(5).

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Positive Psychology in Health Care: Defining Key Stakeholders

This article posits the actions that can be taken by a broad group of stakeholders to support the integration of positive psychology into healthcare and self-care.

Lianov L, Barron C, Fredrickson BL, et al. Positive psychology in health care: Defining key stakeholders and their roles, Translational Behavioral Medicine, 2020;10(3):637-647.

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Motivational Interviewing and Other Techniques to Promote Healthy Aging

This article explores health behavior change techniques that may be effective for aging groups.

Lianov L. Getting from here to there: motivational interviewing and other techniques to promote healthy aging, Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2020;36(4):719-732.

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Positive Psychology in Lifestyle Medicine and Health Care: Strategies for Implementation

This article summarizes recommendations from the inaugural Summit on Happiness Science in Health Care. It suggests specific actions that health professionals and health care systems can take to harness the power of positive psychology in providing high quality health care.

Lianov L, Fredrickson B, Barron C, et al. Positive psychology in lifestyle medicine and health care: Strategies for implementation, American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2019;13(5):480-486.

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