The Link between Religion and Health: Psychoneuroimmunology and the Faith Factor

Table of contents

• The Link Between Religion and Health *
• Title Page *
• Foreword *
• Contents ix
• Contributors xi
• The Link Between Religion and Health *
• Introduction 3
• 1 - The Connection Between Psychoneuroimmunology and Religion 11
• References *
• 2 - The Development and History of Psychoneuroimmunology 31
• Note *
• References *
• 3 - Understanding How Stress Affects the Physical Body 43
• References 60
• 4 - Stress, Natural Killer Cells, and Cancer 69
• Note *
• References *
• 5 - Psychosocial Interventions and Prognosis in Cancer 84
• Note *
• References *
• 6 - Psychosocial Stress, Social Networks, and Susceptibility to Infection 101
• References 117
• 7 - Psychosocial Factors, Immunity, and Wound Healing 124
• References *
• 8 - Psychosocial Factors, Spirituality/ Religiousness, and Immune Function in Hiv/aids Patients 139
• Note *
• References *
• 9 - Hostility, Neuroendocrine Changes, and Health Outcomes 160
• References *
• 10 - Psychological Stress and Autoimmune Disease 174
• References *
• 11 - Immune, Neuroendocrine, and Religious Measures 197
• References *
• 12 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Eastern Religious Traditions 250
• References *
• 13 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Western Religious Traditions 262
• References *
• 14 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Religion: Implications for Society and Culture 275
• References *
• 15 - Avenues for Future Research 286
• Conclusions 295
• Index 297

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