Description

Book Synopsis

The Handbook of Stress: Neuropsychological Effects on the Brain is an authoritative guide to the effects of stress on brain health, with a collection of articles that reflect the most recent findings in the field.

  • Presents cutting edge findings on the effects of stress on brain health
  • Examines stress influences on brain plasticity across the lifespan, including links to anxiety, PTSD, and clinical depression
  • Features contributions by internationally recognized experts in the field of brain health
  • Serves as an essential reference guide for scholars and advanced students


Table of Contents
List of Contributors x

Foreword xiv
Robert Sapolsky

Preface xvi

Acknowledgments xix

List of Abbreviations xx

Part I Basics of the Stress Response 1

1 The Basics of the Stress Response: A Historical Context and Introduction 3
Kenneth J. Thiel and Michael N. Dretsch

2 Central Nervous System Regulation of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Stress Response 29
James P. Herman

3 Corticosteroid Receptor Involvement in the Stress Response 47
E. Ronald de Kloet, Roel H. DeRijk, and Onno C. Meijer

4 Nongenomic Cellular Actions of Corticosteroids in the Brain 76
Marian Joëls, Femke Groeneweg, and Henk Karst

5 Stress Effects on the Brain: Intracellular Signaling Cascades, Epigenetic Mechanisms, and Implications for Behavior 95
Johannes M. H. M. Reul, Andrew Collins, and María Gutièrrez-Mecinas

6 Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid Receptor Regulation of Gene Expression 113
Alyson B. Scoltock and John A. Cidlowski

Part II Stress Influences on Brain Plasticity and Cognition 135

7 Stress and Adult Neurogenesis 137
Timothy J. Schoenfeld and Elizabeth Gould

8 Neurobiological Basis of the Complex Effects of Stress on Memory and Synaptic Plasticity 157
Phillip R. Zoladz, Collin R. Park, and David M. Diamond

9 Acute Glucocorticoids Interact with Arousal State in Regulating Long-term Memory Formation 179
Patrizia Campolongo and Benno Roozendaal

10 Chronic Stress Effects on Corticolimbic Morphology 201
Cara L. Wellman

11 Effects of Chronic Stress on Memory and Neuroplasticity: Animal Studies 230
Carmen Sandi

12 Stress and Glucocorticoid Effects on Learning and Memory: Human Studies 248
Marie-France Marin and Sonia J. Lupien

Part III Stress Effects Across the Life Span 267

13 Adolescence and Stress: From Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Function to Brain Development 269
Russell D. Romeo and Ilia N. Karatsoreos

14 Effect of Early Environment and Separation Animal Models on Neurobiological Development 285
Allison Jane Fulford

15 Clinical Implications of Childhood Stress 304
Linda J. Luecken, Danielle S. Roubinov, and Catherine Purdom

16 Chronic Stress and Hippocampus Vulnerability to Functional Changes and Health in the Adult 324
Cheryl D. Conrad

17 Stress and Aging: A Question of Resilience with Implications for Disease 349
Erik B. Bloss, John H. Morrison, and Bruce S. McEwen

Part IV Stress Involvement in Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression 367

18 Social Stress Effects on Defensive Behavior and Anxiety 369
Brandon L. Pearson, D. Caroline Blanchard, and Robert J. Blanchard

19 Stress and Animal Models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 388
Hagit Cohen, Gal Richter-Levin, and Joseph Zohar

20 What Can Fear Conditioning Tell Us About Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? 410
Jacek Dębiec and Joseph E. LeDoux

21 Stress and Glucocorticoid Effects on Memory: Implications for Anxiety Disorders 426
Dominique J.-F. de Quervain

22 Stress and Human Neuroimaging Studies 446
J. Douglas Bremner

23 Chronic Stress and Depression 463
Eberhard Fuchs and Gabriele Flügge

24 How Can Stress Alter Emotional Balance Through Its Interaction with the Serotonergic System? 480
Raymond Mongeau, Michel Hamon, and Laurence Lanfumey

25 Stress, Prefrontal Cortex Asymmetry, and Depression 505
Ron M. Sullivan and François Laplante

Part V Stress, Coping, Predisposition, and Sex Differences 525

26 Chronic Stress and Sex Differences on Cognition: Animal Studies 527
Victoria N. Luine

27 Effects of Stress on Learning and Memory: Evidence for Sex Differences in Humans 545
Oliver T. Wolf

28 Infl uence of Diet on Stress Response and Behavior 560
Efthymia Kitraki

29 Influence of Appraisal and Coping Following Extreme Stress 578
Miranda Olff

Name Index 597

Subject Index 664

The Handbook of Stress

    Product form

    £37.00

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £38.95 – you save £1.95 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Sat 20 Jun 2026.

    A Hardback by C Conrad

    15 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of The Handbook of Stress by C Conrad

      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 1/26/2011 12:08:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781444330236, 978-1444330236
      ISBN10: 1444330233

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Handbook of Stress: Neuropsychological Effects on the Brain is an authoritative guide to the effects of stress on brain health, with a collection of articles that reflect the most recent findings in the field.

      • Presents cutting edge findings on the effects of stress on brain health
      • Examines stress influences on brain plasticity across the lifespan, including links to anxiety, PTSD, and clinical depression
      • Features contributions by internationally recognized experts in the field of brain health
      • Serves as an essential reference guide for scholars and advanced students


      Table of Contents
      List of Contributors x

      Foreword xiv
      Robert Sapolsky

      Preface xvi

      Acknowledgments xix

      List of Abbreviations xx

      Part I Basics of the Stress Response 1

      1 The Basics of the Stress Response: A Historical Context and Introduction 3
      Kenneth J. Thiel and Michael N. Dretsch

      2 Central Nervous System Regulation of the Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Stress Response 29
      James P. Herman

      3 Corticosteroid Receptor Involvement in the Stress Response 47
      E. Ronald de Kloet, Roel H. DeRijk, and Onno C. Meijer

      4 Nongenomic Cellular Actions of Corticosteroids in the Brain 76
      Marian Joëls, Femke Groeneweg, and Henk Karst

      5 Stress Effects on the Brain: Intracellular Signaling Cascades, Epigenetic Mechanisms, and Implications for Behavior 95
      Johannes M. H. M. Reul, Andrew Collins, and María Gutièrrez-Mecinas

      6 Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid Receptor Regulation of Gene Expression 113
      Alyson B. Scoltock and John A. Cidlowski

      Part II Stress Influences on Brain Plasticity and Cognition 135

      7 Stress and Adult Neurogenesis 137
      Timothy J. Schoenfeld and Elizabeth Gould

      8 Neurobiological Basis of the Complex Effects of Stress on Memory and Synaptic Plasticity 157
      Phillip R. Zoladz, Collin R. Park, and David M. Diamond

      9 Acute Glucocorticoids Interact with Arousal State in Regulating Long-term Memory Formation 179
      Patrizia Campolongo and Benno Roozendaal

      10 Chronic Stress Effects on Corticolimbic Morphology 201
      Cara L. Wellman

      11 Effects of Chronic Stress on Memory and Neuroplasticity: Animal Studies 230
      Carmen Sandi

      12 Stress and Glucocorticoid Effects on Learning and Memory: Human Studies 248
      Marie-France Marin and Sonia J. Lupien

      Part III Stress Effects Across the Life Span 267

      13 Adolescence and Stress: From Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Function to Brain Development 269
      Russell D. Romeo and Ilia N. Karatsoreos

      14 Effect of Early Environment and Separation Animal Models on Neurobiological Development 285
      Allison Jane Fulford

      15 Clinical Implications of Childhood Stress 304
      Linda J. Luecken, Danielle S. Roubinov, and Catherine Purdom

      16 Chronic Stress and Hippocampus Vulnerability to Functional Changes and Health in the Adult 324
      Cheryl D. Conrad

      17 Stress and Aging: A Question of Resilience with Implications for Disease 349
      Erik B. Bloss, John H. Morrison, and Bruce S. McEwen

      Part IV Stress Involvement in Anxiety, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depression 367

      18 Social Stress Effects on Defensive Behavior and Anxiety 369
      Brandon L. Pearson, D. Caroline Blanchard, and Robert J. Blanchard

      19 Stress and Animal Models of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 388
      Hagit Cohen, Gal Richter-Levin, and Joseph Zohar

      20 What Can Fear Conditioning Tell Us About Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? 410
      Jacek Dębiec and Joseph E. LeDoux

      21 Stress and Glucocorticoid Effects on Memory: Implications for Anxiety Disorders 426
      Dominique J.-F. de Quervain

      22 Stress and Human Neuroimaging Studies 446
      J. Douglas Bremner

      23 Chronic Stress and Depression 463
      Eberhard Fuchs and Gabriele Flügge

      24 How Can Stress Alter Emotional Balance Through Its Interaction with the Serotonergic System? 480
      Raymond Mongeau, Michel Hamon, and Laurence Lanfumey

      25 Stress, Prefrontal Cortex Asymmetry, and Depression 505
      Ron M. Sullivan and François Laplante

      Part V Stress, Coping, Predisposition, and Sex Differences 525

      26 Chronic Stress and Sex Differences on Cognition: Animal Studies 527
      Victoria N. Luine

      27 Effects of Stress on Learning and Memory: Evidence for Sex Differences in Humans 545
      Oliver T. Wolf

      28 Infl uence of Diet on Stress Response and Behavior 560
      Efthymia Kitraki

      29 Influence of Appraisal and Coping Following Extreme Stress 578
      Miranda Olff

      Name Index 597

      Subject Index 664

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account