Socioeconomic status (SES) underlies three major determinants of health: health care,
environmental exposure, and health behavior. In addition, chronic stress associated with …

Over the past 20 years we have demonstrated both in animal models and in human studies
that stress increases neuroendocrine hormones, particularly glucocorticoids and …

Importance Recent estimates suggest that more than 50% of all deaths worldwide are
currently attributable to inflammation-related diseases. Psychosocial interventions may …

How do people cope with stressful experiences? What makes a coping strategy effective for
a particular individual? This volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial …

Aging is associated with a natural dysregulation in immune functioning which may be
amplified when it occurs in the context of chronic stress. Family dementia caregiving …

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effect of a cognitive–behavioral stress management
(CBSM) intervention on emotional well-being and immune function among women in the …

There is much interest in whether depression and stress may explain the wide variability in
the disease course of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This …

There are complex bi-directional interactions among the central nervous system (CNS), the
endocrine system, and the immune system. Although the mechanisms of this bi-directional …

Adding to a traditional stress perspective, behavioral medicine has been focusing
increasingly on investigating the potential impact of positive psychosocial factors on disease …

Objective: Numerous studies document that stress accelerates disease processes in a
variety of diseases including HIV. As a result, investigators have developed and evaluated …