| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 304 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The connection between psychoneuroimmunology and religion / Harold G. Koenig -- The development and history of psychoneuroimmunology / George F. Solomon -- Understanding how stress affects the physical body / Bruce S. Rabin -- Stress, natural killer cells, and cancer / Ronald B. Herberman -- Psychosocial interventions and prognosis in cancer / David Spiegel, Fawzy I. Fawzy -- Psychosocial stress, social networked, and susceptibility to infection / Sheldon Cohen -- Psychosocial factors, immunity, and wound healing / Harold G. Koenig, Harvey Jay Cohen -- Psychosocial factors, spirituality/religiousness, and immune function in HIV/AIDS patients / Gail Ironson, Neil Schneiderman -- Hostility, neuroendocrine changes, and health outcomes / Redford B. Williams -- Psychological stress and autoimmune disease / Harold G. Koenig, Harvey Jay Cohen -- Immune, neuroendocrine, and religious measures / Bruce S. Rabin, Harold G. Koenig -- Psychoneuroimmunology and eastern religious traditions / Paul J. Griffiths -- Psychoneuroimmunology and western religious traditions / Warren S. Brown -- Psychoneuroimmunology and religion: Implications for society and culture / Howard L. Kaye -- Avenues for future research / Harvey Jay Cohen, Harold G. Koenig |
| Summary |
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) studies relationships between mental state & the nervous, endocrine & immune systems. It focuses on how mental states & beliefs affect physical health. This book examines topics relating to religious faith & behaviour |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Psychoneuroimmunology.
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Faith -- Physiological aspects
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Medicine -- Religious aspects.
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Psychoneuroimmunology
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Religion and Medicine
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Stress, Psychological -- immunology
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MEDICAL -- Immunology.
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Medicine -- Religious aspects
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Psychoneuroimmunology
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Gesundheit
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Glaube
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Krankheit
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Psychoneuroimmunologie
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Religiosität
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Stress
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Geloof.
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Fysiologische aspecten.
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Psycho-immunologie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Koenig, Harold G. (Harold George), 1951-
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Cohen, Harvey Jay
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| ISBN |
9780195143607 |
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0195143604 |
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9780198032816 |
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0198032811 |
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9780199893256 |
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019989325X |
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9781280531453 |
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1280531452 |
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9786610531455 |
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6610531455 |
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