Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology

Health is maintained by the coordinated operation of all the biological systems that make up the individual. The Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology, Second Edition, presents an overview of what has been discovered by scientists regarding how bodily systems respond to environmental challenges and intercommunicate to sustain health. The book touches on the main findings from the current literature without being overly technical and complex. The result is a comprehensive overview of psychoneuroimmunology, which avoids oversimplification, but does not overwhelm the reader.

Single authored for consistency of breadth and depth, with no redundancy of coverage between chaptersCovers endocrine-immune modulation, neuro-immune modulation, and the enhancing or inhibiting processes of one or more systems on the othersExpanded use of figures, tables, and text boxes

CHAPTER 1 - Introduction

CHAPTER 2 - Historical Antecedents

CHAPTER 3 - Immune System Basics

CHAPTER 4 - Endocrine-Immune Modulation

CHAPTER 5 - Neuroimmune Modulation

CHAPTER 6 - Stress, Contextual Change, and Disease

CHAPTER 7 - Psychosocial Stress: Neuroendocrine and Immune Effects

CHAPTER 8 - Infection, Allergy, and Psychosocial Stress

CHAPTER 9 - Cancer, Autoimmunity, and Psychosocial Stress

CHAPTER 10 - Immune Activity and Psychopathology

CHAPTER 11 - Immune Function Enhancement

CHAPTER 12 - Integration and Implications