Mind-body medicine : a clinician's guide to psychoneuroimmunology / edited by Alan Watkins ; foreword by Wayne B. Jonas.

Date:
1997
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Description

Psychoneuroimmunology or mind-body medicine is an exploding area of interest in the USA and is becoming of increasing interest worldwide. New and exciting research from both these fields shows that perceptions and emotions directly affect immunity and health. This book assesses the research in this area and assesses the implications of PNI and its application to general medical practice. It looks at the evidence supporting the concept that mind-body connections have an impact on the development and progressof illness, and at how health care providers can take advantage of this evidence to improve the well-being of their patients. This is a practical text and reference which gives a good general introduction to the concept of mind-body medicine as it has developed to date.

Publication/Creation

New York : Churchill Livingstone, 1997.

Physical description

x, 314 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Related material

This item was donated as part of the Godfrey Boyle archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference PP/GBO https://wellcomecollection.org/works/t5pbagvp

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Mind-body pathways -- 2. Mind-body medicine: its popularity and perception -- 3. Ischemic heart disease: homeostasis and the heart -- 4. Hypertension -- 5. Cancer -- 6. HIV disease: psychological well-being and immunity -- 7. Abdominal symptoms and the mind -- 8. Allergy -- 9. Non-specific ill health: a mind-body approach to functional somatic symptoms -- 10. Psychological health: helping people in stress and distress -- 11. Nutrition: pivotal in prevention and treatment of disease and promotion of health -- 12. Substance misuse -- 13. Mind-body approaches to successful aging -- 14. Self-care: stress and the practitioner -- 15. Putting mind-body care into practice.

Notes

Copy 1. Donor: Godfrey Boyle.

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  • 9780443055263
  • 0443055262