The link between religion and health [[electronic resource] ] : psychoneuroimmunology and the faith factor / / edited by Harold G. Koenig, Harvey Jay Cohen

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (317 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.07/9
• Soggetto topico: Psychoneuroimmunology; Faith - Physiological aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KoenigHarold G <1951-> (Harold George) CohenHarvey Jay
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Disease11. 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is the first to present new medical research establishing a connection between religion and health and to examine the implications for Eastern and Western religious traditions and for society and culture. The distinguished list of contributors examine a series of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) topics that relate to religious faith and behavior. PNI studies the relationships between mental states and the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. Among the issues it focuses upon are how mental states, in general, and belief states, in particular, affect physical health. The contributors arg
• Titolo autorizzato: The link between religion and health
• ISBN: 0-19-803281-1; 9786610531455; 1-280-53145-2; 0-19-518626-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465111603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II