Stress Consequences - Mental, Neuropsychological and Socioeconomic

Klappentext Stress is a universal phenomenon that impacts adversely on most people. This volume provides a readily accessible compendium that focuses on the physical and psychological consequences of stress for individuals and society. Zusammenfassung Stress is a universal phenomenon that impacts adversely on most people. This work covers interactions between stress and neurodegenerative disorders! such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease! as well as stress-immune-inflammatory interactions in relation to cancer and autoimmune and viral diseases. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. General - Background II. Genetics and genomics - Susceptibility to Stress III. Mental Disorders A. Personality and Personality Disorders B. Anxiety and Fear C. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder D. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder E. Mood Disorders: Depression F. Schizophrenia/ Psychoses G. Substance Related Disorders H. Autistic Spectrum Disorders I. Behavioral Disorders J. Eating Disorders K. Endocrin - Psychopathy - Cushings L. Sleep Disruption and Psychiatric Disorders M. Dementia - Alzheimer's Disease N. Suicide IV. Neuropsychological V. Psychosocial VI. Socioeconomic

List of contents

I. General - Background
II. Genetics and genomics - Susceptibility to Stress
III. Mental Disorders
A. Personality and Personality Disorders
B. Anxiety and Fear
C. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
D. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
E. Mood Disorders: Depression
F. Schizophrenia/ Psychoses
G. Substance Related Disorders
H. Autistic Spectrum Disorders
I. Behavioral Disorders
J. Eating Disorders
K. Endocrin - Psychopathy - Cushings
L. Sleep Disruption and Psychiatric Disorders
M. Dementia - Alzheimer's Disease
N. Suicide
IV. Neuropsychological
V. Psychosocial
VI. Socioeconomic

Product details

• Authors: George Fink, George (EDT) Fink
• Assisted by: George Fink (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780123751744
• ISBN: 978-0-12-375174-4
• No. of pages: 780
• Series: Academic Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Endokrinologie, Neurologie und klinische Neurophysiologie, MEDICAL / Endocrinology & Metabolism, MEDICAL / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Neurology, Medical / Nursing