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.

 

Product Details Series: Perspectives on Behavioral Medicine Series Digital eBook: 348 pages Publisher: Psychology Press; 1 edition (August 1, 1992) Language: English