Title Handbook of stress medicine : an organ system approach / editors, John R. Hubbard, Edward A. Workman

Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, ©1998

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Description 1 online resource (423 pages) : illustrations Contents Chapter 1 On the Nature of Stress -- chapter 2 Mental Stress and the Cardiovascular System -- chapter 3 The Effects of Stress on the Respiratory System -- chapter 4 Influence of Mental Stress on the Endocrine System -- chapter 5 Stress and the Gastrointestinal Tract -- chapter 6 The Effects of Mental and Metabolic Stress on the Female Reproductive System and Female Reproductive Hormones -- chapter 7 Effects of Stress on Male Reproductive Function -- chapter 8 Stress-Induced Immunodepression In Humans -- chapter 9 The Effect of Psychological Stress on Neurological Disorders -- chapter 10 Stress and Addiction -- chapter 11 Associations Between Psychosocial Stress and Malignancy -- chapter 12 Stress and Immune Function in HIV-1 Disease -- chapter 13 Stress and Dental Pathology -- chapter 14 Pain and Stress -- chapter 15 Stress and Anxiety Disorders -- chapter 16 The Measurement of Stress and Its Effects -- chapter 17 Biochemical Indicators of Stress -- chapter 18 Stress in the Workplace -- chapter 19 The Psychodynamics of Stress -- chapter 20 Cognitive and Behavioral Methods of Stress Control -- chapter 21 Pharmacologic Treatment for Anxiety Disorders Summary Psychological stress is often overlooked by medical doctors as a major factor in physiologically based illness; however, clinical studies show that stress has a vital impact on both the mental and physical well-being of patients. Handbook of Stress Medicine: An Organ System Approach focuses on the relationship between stress and the physiology and pathology of the major organ systems of the body. It suggests that understanding how stress impacts on illnesses can help hold down medical costs through more accurate diagnoses and promote improved preventative care.Section I offers a general background on stress as it relates to medicine and the difficulties in conducting stress-related research. The primary focus of the text, how stress effects specific organ systems, is examined using scientific and clinical data in Section II. The third section addresses the impact of stress on important medical problems of current interest, such as AIDS, cancer, and substance abuse. It also discusses anxiety disorders. The next section covers topics related to stress, such as stress measurement, stress in the workplace, and the psychodynamics of stress. The final section explores the major pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of stress and anxiety disorders.This book will assist physicians, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professionals recognize possible stress-related problems, educate their patients, and develop therapeutic strategies for reducing stress and stress-related illnesses Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Stress (Physiology) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Stress (Psychology) -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Medicine, Psychosomatic -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Medicine, Psychosomatic. Stress, Psychological -- complications Stress, Psychological -- physiopathology Anxiety -- complications Anxiety -- physiopathology Psychosomatic Medicine MEDICAL / Neurology MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General Medicine, Psychosomatic Stress (Physiology) Stress (Psychology) Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals Form Electronic book Author Hubbard, J. R. (John R.), 1954- Workman, Edward A., 1952- LC no. 97015758 ISBN 9781420048421 1420048422 9780849325151 0849325153 9780367801939 0367801930

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