Chronic Diseases

Table of contents

• Perspectives in Behavioral Medicine ii
• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface ix
• List of Contributors xv
• I Neuropsychological Aspects of Chronic Illnesses 1
• 1: Neuropathology and Molecular Biology of Alzheimer's Disease 3
• 2: Early Markers of Disease Expression in Alzheimer's Disease 21
• Acknowledgment 36
• References 36
• 3: Experimental Therapeutics of Alzheimer's Disease 45
• References 52
• 4: Structural Brain Imaging of HIV Infection 57
• Acknowledgments 76
• References 76
• 5: Neuropsychological Impairment in an HIV Positive Male Cohort 79
• Future Directions 91
• References 92
• II Stress and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illnesses 95
• 6: Primate Developmental Models of Stress 97
• 7: Coping with HIV Infection 115
• Acknowledgment 130
• References 130
• 8: Psychosocial Stressors, Herpesvirus Reactivation and HIV-1 Infection 135
• References 160
• 9: Symptoms of Depression are Not a Risk for Cancer Morbidity and Mortality 169
• References 177
• 10: A Hypothesis to Reconcile Conflicting Conclusions in Studies Relating Depressed Mood to Later Cancer 181
• References 218
• 11: Psychosocial Influences on Cancer Survival 223
• References 230
• III Human Sexuality and Disease 235
• 12: Self-Labeled Sexual Orientation and Sexual Behavior: Considerations for Std-Related Biomedical Research and Education 241
• Acknowledgments 255
• References 255
• 13: HIV/Aids in the African- American Community: Changing Concerns, Changing Behaviors 259
• References 271
• 14: Psychoneuroimmunology and Aids: Challenge Or "Challenger"? 273
• References 284
• 15: Future Directions for Psychoneuroimmunology Research 287
• Acknowledgments 303
• References 303
• Author Index 309
• Subject Index 333

Work saved from this book