Stress and Disease Processes Perspectives in Behavioral Medicine |
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| Editor:
| Schneiderman, Neil
Mccabe, Philip
Baum,, Andrew S.
Baum, Andrew S. |
| Series title: | Perspectives on Behavioral Medicine Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8058-1161-2 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1992 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Psychology Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $95.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.