Full Description
This book seeks to represent the main concepts and theories related to psychoneuroimmunology with the aim of their application in clinical settings and formation of novel theories to further elucidate the mutual connection of the psyche and the physiology of humans' body. Psychoneuroimmunology, as an integration of popular research fields such as psychology, immunology, neurology, and neuroscience, is a perfect example of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies that could potentially result in developing alternative diagnostic tools and treatment strategies besides facilitating the understanding of the pathophysiology of some conditions that might not properly be understood with a single point of view. Considering the stressful lifestyle and the high prevalence of neuropsychiatric, metabolic, and immune-related disorders, psychoneuroimmunology could be the path to the management of these conditions and reduction of the burden of the diseases
Contents
Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology.- Neuroendocrine immune interactions in maintaining the integrity of the body.- The philosophical and scientific basis for the integration of medicine and psychology.- Self rated health and inflammatory immune responses.- Sickness behavior influence of immune system activation leading to impairment in psychological aspects.- Metabolic Modulation of the Immune Neuro Axis Insights into Psychoneuroimmunology.- Tactile stimulation early in life and during adulthood A natural strategy to prevent or ameliorate health disturbances.- Psychoneuroimmunological implications of growing nutrient deficiencies and imbalances omegas iodine vitamin D minerals.- Insight of the recent perspectives from psychoneuroimmunology Stress, nutrition and life quality.- Acute and chronic stress effects on the immune system Stress related disorders.- Chronic Stress and Cognitive Aging.- The effects of chronic stress on the health of informal caregivers a psychoneuroimmunology perspective.- Psychoneuroimmunology of the Perceived Social Isolation Loneliness.- Loneliness modulates inflammation to affect the neurocognitive function of older adults.- Reciprocal relationship between the emotion of disgust its neural substrates and its linkages into the immune system.- Psychoneuroimmunology in the daily clinic is only possible within a contextual frame.-Stratification in Immunopsychiatry.- Psychoneuroimmunology A Hallmark in Developmental Programming and Epigenetics.- Gut brain axis A medium for immune interaction.- Influence of the microbiota through the gut brain axis in neurological diseases.-Implication of T cell exhaustion in neuropsychiatric disorders Neuroimmunopathology and treatment Strategies.- Understanding the Development of the Thymus Gland Across Species Through a Psychoneuroimmunological Perspective A Modern Attempt to Approach and Fill the Gaps in the Literature.- Psychoneuroimmunology as the Knowledge to Realize the Unity of the Medical Sciences New Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies.- Modern trends of pharmacotherapy in PsychoNeuroImmunology.- Treatment Adherence: Connecting Psychology with Immune Treatment.- Music Medicine for Neurological Disorders.
