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Informationen zum Autor George Fink is a Neuroendocrinologist and Neuropharmacologist who has had a major interest in stress since the start of his career. He was recently appointed Vice President and Director of Research of the Pharmos Corporation in Israel and the United States, and is the former Director of the Medical Research Council's Brain Metabolism Unit and honorary professor in the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. Dr. Fink has published over 340 neuroendocrine papers and several authoritative books, and is past president of the European Neuroendocrine Association. 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
