The link between religion and health : psychoneuroimmunology and the faith factor /
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. |
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| Description: | xii, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4612786 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Introduction
- 1.. The Connection between Psychoneuroimmunology and Religion
- 2.. The Development and History of Psychoneuroimmunology
- 3.. Understanding How Stress Affects the Physical Body
- 4.. Stress, Natural Killer Cells, and Cancer
- 5.. Psychosocial Interventions and Prognosis in Cancer
- 6.. Psychosocial Stress, Social Networks, and Susceptibility to Infection
- 7.. Psychosocial Factors, Immunity, and Wound Healing
- 8.. Psychosocial Factors, Spirituality/Religiousness, and Immune Function in HIV/AIDS Patients
- 9.. Hostility, Neuroendocrine Changes, and Health Outcomes
- 10.. Psychological Stress and Autoimmune Disease
- 11.. Immune, Neuroendocrine, and Religious Measures
- 12.. Psychoneuroimmunology and Eastern Religious Traditions
- 13.. Psychoneuroimmunology and Western Religious Traditions
- 14.. Psychoneuroimmunology and Religion: Implications for Society and Culture
- 15.. Avenues for Future Research
- Conclusions
- Index
