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Includes index.

Psychoneuroimmunology : the connection between the mind and the body -- The impact of stress on health -- The disease-prone personality -- Anger, hostility, and health -- Worry, anxiety, fear, and health -- Depression, despair, and health -- Insomnia and sleep deprivation : health effects and treatment -- The disease-resistant personality -- Social support, relationships, and health -- Loneliness and health -- Marriage and health -- Families and health -- The healing power of altruism -- The healing power of optimism -- Explanatory style and health -- Locus of control, self-esteem, and health -- The healing power of humor and laughter -- The importance of nutrition to mind and body health -- Behavioral medicine treatment : the effects on health outcomes of mind-body interventions -- Principles of resilience and methods of implementing them.

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Medicine, Psychosomatic
Social Support
Personality
Attitude to Health
Medicine, Psychosomatic
Mind and body
Psychoneuroimmunology
Emotions
Emotions--Health aspects.

RC49 / .M522 2010

616.08

WM 90 / M662 2010