Link Between Religion and Health Psychoneuroimmunology and the Faith Factor

Name: Link Between Religion and Health Psychoneuroimmunology and the Faith Factor
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ISBN: 9780195143607

ISBN-10: 0195143604

ISBN-13: 9780195143607

Edition: 2002

Authors: Harold G. Koenig, Harvey J. Cohen, Harold G. Koenig, Harvey J. Cohen

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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 argue that religious involvement and belief can affect certain neuroendocrine and immune mechanisms,…

Book details

List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/17/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.30" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.628



Contributors


Introduction




The Connection between Psychoneuroimmunology and Religion




The Development and History of Psychoneuroimmunology




Understanding How Stress Affects the Physical Body




Stress, Natural Killer Cells, and Cancer




Psychosocial Interventions and Prognosis in Cancer




Psychosocial Stress, Social Networks, and Susceptibility to Infection




Psychosocial Factors, Immunity, and Wound Healing




Psychosocial Factors, Spirituality/Religiousness, and Immune Function in HIV/AIDS Patients




Hostility, Neuroendocrine Changes, and Health Outcomes




Psychological Stress and Autoimmune Disease




Immune, Neuroendocrine, and Religious Measures




Psychoneuroimmunology and Eastern Religious Traditions




Psychoneuroimmunology and Western Religious Traditions




Psychoneuroimmunology and Religion: Implications for Society and Culture




Avenues for Future Research



Conclusions



Index