Description
Book Synopsis Psychoneuroimmunology, a collaborative work of 50 international experts, expands on the American Psychiatric Association's symposium on this topic to present never-before-compiled scientific research from this evolving field. Maintaining a clinical focus, this book illustrates clinical effects by examining relevant research studies.
Trade ReviewThis is an outstanding book of the current research on the interactions between psychosocial factors, central nervous system, and disease. Edited and authored by internationally recognized researchers, this book is a valuable contribution to this field.
* Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal *
This is a well-written compilation of papers on the current state of knowledge in the field.
* American Journal of Psychiatry 158:10 *
Table of ContentsContributors
Introduction to the Progress in Psychiatry Series
Introduction
Chapter 1. Stress, depression, immunity, and health
Chapter 2. Behavioral states and immune responsiveness
Chapter 3. Cervical cancer: Psychosocial and psychoneuroimmunologic issues
Chapter 4. Neoadjuvant immunostimulation in oncologic surgery
Chapter 5. Psychoneuroimmune and endocrine effects on cancer progression
Chapter 6. Longitudinal psychoneuroimmunologic relationships in the natural history of HIV-1 infection: the stressor-support-coping model
Chapter 7. Cognitive function in HIV-1 infection
Chapter 8. Immune function, brain, and HIV-1 infection
Chapter 9. Stress management and psychosocial predictors of disease course in HIV-1 infection
Chapter 10. Bereavement, immunity, and the impact of bereavement support groups in HIV-1 infection
Chapter 11. Psychoneuroimmunology: perspectives of an immunologist
Index
