Psychoneuroimmunology

Psychoneuroimmunology is the first textbook to examine the complex functional relationships between the nervous system, the neuroendocrine and the immune system.
The international leaders in this field have been brought together to create this pioneering text; each contributing from their area of expertise. The result is a comprehensive yet accessible interdisciplinary introduction to psychoneuroimmunology which also takes you further than the foundations of those fascinating topics by covering the most recent research in HIV/AIDS, autoimmune diseases, and the reactivation of latent herpes viruses. Attention is also given to the effects of behavior such as physical exercise, sleep, acute and chronic stress, and conditioning of immune functions in animals and humans. The whole is brought together with a wealth of cited research studies, and over 200 illustrations.

1: Functional Anatomy of the Immune System. - 2: Foundations in Immunology. - 3: Principles of Endocrinology. - 4: Concepts in Psychology. - 5: Psychological Methods. - 6: Endocrinological Methods. - 7: Methods in Immunology. - 8: Molecular Anatomical Basis of Interactions between Nervous and Immune Systems in Health and Disease. - 9: Neuroendocrine System and Immune Functions. - 10: Opioid Peptide Production by the Immune System. - 11: The Immune Neuroendocrine Network. - 12: Sickness Behavior: A Neuroimmune-Based Response to Infectious Disease. - 13: Stress Effects on Immune Function in Rodents. - 14: Behavior/Immune Relationships in Nonhuman Primates. - 15: Acute Psychological Stress. - 16: Concepts and Models of Immunological Change during Prolonged Stress. - 17: Does Psychological Depression Cause Immune Suppression in Humans? . - 18: Exercise and Immune Functions. - 19: Biobehavioral Influences on Respiratory Immunity. - 20: Effects of Psychosocial Interventions on the Immune System. - 21: Sleep and Immune Functions. - 22: Functional Relationship between the Olfactory and Immune Systems. - 23: Behavioral Conditioning of Immunity. - 24: Psychoneuroimmunology in Oncology. - 25: Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV/AIDS. - 26: Psychoneuroimmunology and Autoimmune Diseases. - 27: The Effects of Stress on the Immune System: Implications for Reactivation of Latent Herpesviruses. - References.