Mechanisms of Psychological Influence on Physical Health With Special Attention to the Elderly
In recent years ideas about the influence of psychological status on physical health have been elevated from intuition and clinical lore to a legitimate area of scientific study. Mechanisms of influence are, indubitably, diverse. Some of this influence is indirect, accounted for simply by the instru...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1989, 1989
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1989 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Concurrent Morbidity between Physical and Mental Illness: An Epidemiologic Examination
- 2 Social Support Influences on the Disease Process
- 3 Interpersonal Relationships and Immune Function
- 4 Bereavement, Depression, and Immunity: The Role of Age
- 5 Stress, Illness, and Secretory Immunity
- 6 Differential Emotions Model for the Study of Health and Illness Processes in Aging
- 7 Recent Advances in the Neurochemical Modulation of Behavior: Focus on Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease
- 8 Psychological Factors in Coronary Arteiy Disease: Epidemiologic Evidence
- 9 Some Thoughts on the Cross-Cultural Prevalence of Dementia
- List of Contributors