Human Psychoneuroimmunology

Zusatztext ... this book is not only very interesting but also gives valuable information regarding the relationship between psychological status and immune function. Informationen zum Autor Dr Kavita Vedhara is an MRC Career Track Scientist. She is on the editorial board of British Journal of Health Psychology, Psychology and Health and Brain, Behaviour and Immunity.Michael Irwin is Associate Editor of Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (official journal of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society); Editorial Board, Psychosomatic Medicine; Advisory Council, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health; Past-President, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research; Past President, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society; Norman Cousins Professor at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Klappentext Mind-body interactions have been the subject of debate for many generations. However, it is only in recent years that these interactions have become the subject of rigorous scientific enquiry. Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of interactions between psychological phenomena and the nervous and immune systems. This book provides the reader with an up-to-date account of the research evidence in this rapidly evolving field. Zusammenfassung Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of interactions between psychological phenomena and the nervous and immune systems. This book provides the reader with an account of the research evidence in this field. It deals with a clinical entities; examining the theoretical basis for mind/body interactions; and the associated empirical evidence.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Kav (EDT)/ Irwin Vedhara, Kavita Vedhara
• Collaboration: Michael R. Irwin (Editeur), Michael R. (Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology Irwin (Editeur), Irwin Michael R. (Editeur), Kavita Vedhara (Editeur), Kavita (Programme Leader Vedhara (Editeur), Vedhara Kavita (Editeur)
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 02.09.2005
• EAN: 9780198568841
• ISBN: 978-0-19-856884-1
• Pages: 356
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Immunology, MEDICAL / Immunology, MEDICAL / Public Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, Clinical psychology, Neurosciences, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine