Biological measures of well-being / edited by Colin R. Martin, Vinood B. Patel, Rajkumar Rajendram, Victor R. Preedy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Colin R., 1964- editor.

Patel, Vinood B., editor.

Rajendram, Rajkumar, editor.

Preedy, Victor R., editor.

EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human biology.

Well-being.

Health.

Medical Subjects:

Health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; Cambridge, MA : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2026]

Contents:

Section 1: Introductory chapters, correlates and setting the scene1. Biopsychosocial aspects of mental health: A focus on the school environment2. Mental well-being and the use of social media3. Well-being and quality of life among youth with a mental health4. The medical professions and their mental and physical well-being5. The bidirectional relationship of poor physical well-being and stressSection 2: Body fluids as biological correlates of well-being6. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in serum and measures of well-being7. Cortisol, well-being and the older person8. Endocannabinoid system, inflammation, and mental well-being9. Beta-endorphin and negative traits of well-being10. Positive psychological well-being and inflammatory biomarkers IL-6 and CRP: A narrative review11. Well-being and circulating serotoninSection 3: Physiology and imaging as biological correlates of well-being12. Use of electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate quality of life domains: Applications to epilepsy13. Non-invasive measures of acute mental stress14. Neuroscience of meditation for holistic well-being15. Physiological responses to acute and cumulative dance exposures16. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and well-being17. Neural processing of odors and measures of well-beingSection 4: Genetic correlates of well-being18. Meditation and the regulation of immune response genes19. Genes, polymorphisms and linkage with muscle strength and quality of life20. GWAS in occupational health: Unraveling gene-environment interactions, from discovery to the ethical frontiers of precision health21. Single nucleotide variants and their association with subjective well-beingSection 5: Resources22. Recommended resources for the biological measures of well-being.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 17, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9780443288432

0443288437

Publisher Number:

90104834387

CIPO000359339

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.