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Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Models of Stress and Methodological Considerations in Behavioral Medicine; What Is Behavioral Medicine?; The Basic Concepts and Global Model of Stress and Adaptation; Job Stress Models; Methodological Issues; Assessment in Behavioral Medicine; The Issue of Control; The Problem of Negative Affectivity; Self-Reported Versus Objective Measures of Health; Study Designs; Generality Versus Specificity of Effects of Psychological Factors on Health; References; Chapter 2: The Biology of Stress; Introduction
The Biology and Effectors of the Stress ResponseCentral Regulation of the Stress Response; The Vagal Nerve: The Body Pagoda; Basic Neuroimmunology: The Hardware of Behavioral Medicine; Stress and Immunity: More Complex Than Meets the Eye; Stress and DNA Damage; References; Chapter 3: Doctor-Patient Communication and Increasing Patient Adherence; Doctor-Patient Communication: Basic Theory; Effects of Doctor-Patient Communication on Patient Outcomes; Assessment of and Factors Influencing Patients' Adherence to Medical Treatments; Assessment of Adherence; Predictors of Adherence to Treatment
Interventions for Increasing Patient AdherenceReturning to the Example of Doctor-Patient Communication; References; Chapter 4: Psychosocial Factors in Coronary Heart Disease; Biomedical Risk Factors and the Etiology of Coronary Heart Disease; Psychosocial Risk Factors of CHD; Psychosocial Prognostic Factors in CHD; Psychoneuroimmunology of the Acute Coronary Syndrome; Behavioral Mediators Between Psychological Factors and CHD Prognosis; Psychological Interventions in CHD Patients; References; Chapter 5: Psychosocial Factors and the Prognosis of Cancer; Introduction to the Biology of Cancer
Psychosocial Factors and Cancer OnsetPsychosocial Factors and Cancer Prognosis; Psychoneuroimmunology of Cancer; Adopting a Cognitive-Perceptual Paradigm for Understanding Cancer-Immune Interactions; Psychological Interventions for Cancer Patients; References; Chapter 6: Psychological Risk Factors of the Common Cold and Its Behavioral Consequences; The Incidence, Consequences and Pathophysiology of URTI; Psychological Risk Factors of the URTI; Cognitive-Behavioral Consequences of the Common Cold; PNI Mechanisms of the URTI; Psychological Interventions for Preventing the URTI; References
Chapter 7: Selected Topics in Pediatric Behavioral MedicinePsychological Factors Relevant to Children and Adolescents; Developmental Stages and Pediatric Behavioral Medicine; Attachment Style and Child and Adolescents' Health Behaviors and Outcomes; Parental Responses to Illness Behavior; Children's Stressors and Health Outcomes; Psychoneuroimmunological Mechanisms Linking Psychosocial Factors with Children's Health Outcomes; The Effects of Psychological Interventions on Children's Health Outcomes; References; Chapter 8: Psychological Aspects of Health and Illness in the Elderly
The Biology and Effectors of the Stress ResponseCentral Regulation of the Stress Response; The Vagal Nerve: The Body Pagoda; Basic Neuroimmunology: The Hardware of Behavioral Medicine; Stress and Immunity: More Complex Than Meets the Eye; Stress and DNA Damage; References; Chapter 3: Doctor-Patient Communication and Increasing Patient Adherence; Doctor-Patient Communication: Basic Theory; Effects of Doctor-Patient Communication on Patient Outcomes; Assessment of and Factors Influencing Patients' Adherence to Medical Treatments; Assessment of Adherence; Predictors of Adherence to Treatment
Interventions for Increasing Patient AdherenceReturning to the Example of Doctor-Patient Communication; References; Chapter 4: Psychosocial Factors in Coronary Heart Disease; Biomedical Risk Factors and the Etiology of Coronary Heart Disease; Psychosocial Risk Factors of CHD; Psychosocial Prognostic Factors in CHD; Psychoneuroimmunology of the Acute Coronary Syndrome; Behavioral Mediators Between Psychological Factors and CHD Prognosis; Psychological Interventions in CHD Patients; References; Chapter 5: Psychosocial Factors and the Prognosis of Cancer; Introduction to the Biology of Cancer
Psychosocial Factors and Cancer OnsetPsychosocial Factors and Cancer Prognosis; Psychoneuroimmunology of Cancer; Adopting a Cognitive-Perceptual Paradigm for Understanding Cancer-Immune Interactions; Psychological Interventions for Cancer Patients; References; Chapter 6: Psychological Risk Factors of the Common Cold and Its Behavioral Consequences; The Incidence, Consequences and Pathophysiology of URTI; Psychological Risk Factors of the URTI; Cognitive-Behavioral Consequences of the Common Cold; PNI Mechanisms of the URTI; Psychological Interventions for Preventing the URTI; References
Chapter 7: Selected Topics in Pediatric Behavioral MedicinePsychological Factors Relevant to Children and Adolescents; Developmental Stages and Pediatric Behavioral Medicine; Attachment Style and Child and Adolescents' Health Behaviors and Outcomes; Parental Responses to Illness Behavior; Children's Stressors and Health Outcomes; Psychoneuroimmunological Mechanisms Linking Psychosocial Factors with Children's Health Outcomes; The Effects of Psychological Interventions on Children's Health Outcomes; References; Chapter 8: Psychological Aspects of Health and Illness in the Elderly