Introduction to psychoneuroimmunology /

Daruna, Jorge Hilarion,

Introduction to psychoneuroimmunology / Jorge H. Daruna, Department of Psychiatry, Ochsner Clinic Foundation. - Second edition. - London, UK : Waltham, MA : Elsevier, 2012. - xiii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical antecedents -- Immune system basics -- Endocrine-immune modulation -- Neuro-immune modulation -- Stress, contextual change, and disease -- Psychosocial stress: neuroendocrine and immune effects -- Infection, allergy, and psychosocial stress -- Cancer, autoimmunity, and psychosocial stress -- Immune activity and psychopathology -- Immune function enhancement -- Integration and implications.

9780123820495 (hbk)

2015430150


Psychoneuroimmunology.

QP356.47 / .D375 2012

616.8/0479