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Klappentext Interdisciplinary research can pose a range of challenges to researchers in health and social science. This volume presents a series of case studies of successful interdisciplinary research programs, which provide a variety of models of how best to undertake interdisciplinary research in health and human science. Zusammenfassung Interdisciplinary research can pose a range of challenges to researchers in health and social science. This volume presents a series of case studies of successful interdisciplinary research programs, which provide a variety of models of how best to undertake interdisciplinary research in health and human science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Home is Where the Heart is: The Social World and Cardiovascular Health and Disease 1: Domain Introduction 2: A Contemporary Perspective on Multilevel Analyses and Social Neuroscience 3: Risk of Hypertensive Heart Disease: The Joint Influence of Genetic and Behavioral Factors 4: Status, Stress, and Heart Disease: A Monkey's Tale Part II: Mind Matters: Affective and Cognitive Neuroscience 5: Domain Introduction 6: Affective Neuroscience: A Case for Interdisciplinary Research 7: Visual Mental Imagery: A Case Study in Interdisciplinary Research 8: Plasticity and Health: Social Influences on Gene Expression and Neural Development Part III: Positive Health: What Nourishes who Flourishes? 9: Domain Introduction 10: Thriving in the Face of Challenge: The Integrative Science of Human Resilience 11: Integrating Psychosocial Factors with Biology: The Role of Protective Factors in Trajectories of Health and Aging 12: Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Duke Experience Part IV: In Search of Methuselah: Population Perspectives on Health and Longevity 13: Domain Introduction 14: Social Resources and Health 15: A Journey through the Interdisciplinary Landscape of Biodemography Part V: A Tale of Two Cities: Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS 16: Domain Introduction 17: Learning to Cope with HIV/AIDS 18: The Evolution of HIV Prevention in San Francisco: A Multidisciplinary Model Closing Commentary: Fostering Interdisciplinary Research: The Way Forward ...
