The link between religion and health : psychoneuroimmunology and the faith factor / edited by Harold G. Koenig, Harvey Jay Cohen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koenig, Harold G. (Harold George), 1951-

Cohen, Harvey Jay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoneuroimmunology.

Faith--Physiological aspects.

Faith.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first to present new medical research establishing a connection between religion and health and to examine the implications for Eastern and Western religious traditions and for society and culture. The distinguished list of contributors examine a series of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) topics that relate to religious faith and behavior. PNI studies the relationships between mental states and the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems. Among the issues it focuses upon are how mental states, in general, and belief states, in particular, affect physical health. The contributors arg

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1. The Connection between Psychoneuroimmunology and Religion; 2. The Development and History of Psychoneuroimmunology; 3. Understanding How Stress Affects the Physical Body; 4. Stress, Natural Killer Cells, and Cancer; 5. Psychosocial Interventions and Prognosis in Cancer; 6. Psychosocial Stress, Social Networks, and Susceptibility to Infection; 7. Psychosocial Factors, Immunity, and Wound Healing; 8. Psychosocial Factors, Spirituality/Religiousness, and Immune Function in HIV/AIDS Patients; 9. Hostility, Neuroendocrine Changes, and Health Outcomes

10. Psychological Stress and Autoimmune Disease11. Immune, Neuroendocrine, and Religious Measures; 12. Psychoneuroimmunology and Eastern Religious Traditions; 13. Psychoneuroimmunology and Western Religious Traditions; 14. Psychoneuroimmunology and Religion: Implications for Society and Culture; 15. Avenues for Future Research; Conclusions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028670-9

0-19-803281-1

9786610531455

1-280-53145-2

0-19-518626-5

OCLC:

475956654