| Stress and Disease Processes: Perspectives in Behavioral Medicine Contributor(s): Schneiderman, Neil (Editor), McCabe, Philip (Editor), Baum, Andrew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805811613 ISBN-13: 9780805811612 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1992 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Immunology - Psychology |
| Dewey: 616.079 |
| LCCN: 92000859 |
| Lexile Measure: 1510 |
| Series: Perspectives in Behavioral Medicine |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 5.94" W x 9.38" (1.59 lbs) 334 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |