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The coordinated activity of all the biological systems that comprise the individual maintains health. The Second Edition of Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology provides an overview of what scientists have found about how biological systems adapt to environmental stresses and intercommunicate to maintain health. The book discusses the key results from the existing research without being unduly technical or difficult. The outcome is a thorough treatment of psychoneuroimmunology that avoids oversimplification while not overwhelming the reader.
Important Characteristics
Single-authored for consistency of breadth and depth, with no coverage repetition between chapters
Covers endocrine-immune modulation, neuro-immune modulation, and the effects of one or more systems on the others.
Figures, tables, and text boxes are being used more often.
Readership
Psychologists, neuroscientists, endocrinologists, immunologists, psychiatrists, physicians, and pre- and postdoctoral students in psychology, neurosciences, microbiology and immunology, endocrinology, physiology, and pharmacology are among those who may apply.
Section I: Table of Contents
Dedication
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Details
Page count: 336
Language:\sEnglish
Academic Press 2012 Published: February 24, 2012 Imprint: Academic Press Hardcover ISBN: 9780123820495
ISBN: 9781493301218 Paperback ISBN: 9780123820808 eBook ISBN: 9780123820808
Jorge Daruna’s affiliations and areas of expertise
The Ochsner Clinic Foundation is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Reviews
“This is a novel that will leave you speechless. This revised edition of a 2004 first edition offers itself as a series of bioessays organised as units containing components, such as chapters and named paragraphs. However, with the tenderness and strength in his writing, the framework fades into the background and slowly enables you to rest in your seat, only to be carried on a trip of discovery of none other than your ‘innerspace’. It reads like a novel.” —November 2012 issue of Immunology News
“Following a historical overview and basic introduction to the immune system, as well as endocrine-immune and neuroimmune interactions, the text discusses the concept of stress and how it influences the neuroendocrine and immune systems; the impact of psychosocial stress on specific diseases such as infection, allergy, cancer, and autoimmunity; the link between immune activity and psychopathology, using autism and schizophrenia as examples; and factors that can lead to immune enhancement. This version has been updated to include recent scientific findings, such as research on additional signaling pathways that affect the impact of stress, genome-wide association studies, and the influence of microbial exposure and physical environmental factors. The chapters on infectious illnesses, allergies, cancer, and autoimmune disorders have been restructured to introduce each disorder’s pathophysiology, epidemiology, and genetics.” Reference & Research Book News, Inc.
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