Stress and Disease Processes

by Schneiderman, Neil; McCabe, Philip M.; Baum, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780805811612
• ISBN10: 0805811613
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-07-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pr

Summary

This volume presents chapters by leading figures researching the various pathways by which stress may interfere with health maintenance and contribute to disease etiology and progression. Their work focuses on direct effects of stress on the immune and endocrine systems, on behavioral factors in diseases such as cancer and diabetes, and with the general role of stress in illness processes.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
List of Contributors	p. xi
Acute and Chronic Stress and the Immune System	p. 1
Acknowledgment	p. 22
References	p. 23
Stress and Immunity	p. 27
Acknowledgments	p. 47
References	p. 48
Selected Methodological Concepts: Mediation and Moderation, Individual Differences, Aggregation Strategies, and Variability of Replicates	p. 55
Acknowledgments	p. 70
References	p. 71
Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Catecholamines: A Study on Their Role in Stress- Induced Immunomodulation	p. 73
Acknowledgments	p. 88
References	p. 89
Behavioral Responses to Cyclophosphamide in Animals with Autoimmune Disease	p. 93
Acknowledgment	p. 101
References	p. 102
Depression and Immunity: Central Corticotropin- Releasing Factor Activates the Autonomic Nervous System and Reduces Natural Killer Cell Activity	p. 103
Acknowledgments	p. 115
References	p. 117
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Psychoneuroimmunology	p. 121
References	p. 133
Psychoneuroimmunology and Stress Responses in Hiv-1 Seropositive and At-Risk Seronegative Gay Men	p. 139
References	p. 159
Clinical Significance of Psychoneuroimmunology: Prediction of Cancer Outcomes	p. 165
References	p. 172
Interactive Models of Reactivity: the Relationship Between Hostility and Potentially Pathogenic Physiological Responses to Social Stressors	p. 175
References	p. 191
Insulin Sensitivity and Blood Pressure	p. 197
Acknowledgment	p. 214
References	p. 215
Insulin Resistance as A Determinant of Cardiovascular Reactivity	p. 225
References	p. 231
Glycemic Responsivity to Adrenergic Stimulation and Genetic Predisposition to Type Ii Diabetes	p. 235
References	p. 247
Psychosocial Aspects of Childhood Diabetes: A Multivariate Framework	p. 249
Acknowledgment	p. 268
References	p. 269
Compliance and Control in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes: Does Behavior Really Make A Difference?	p. 275
Acknowledgment	p. 294
References	p. 295
Author Index	p. 299
Subject Index	p. 323
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