Handbook of Stress Medicine

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Psychological stress is often overlooked by medical doctors as a major factor in physiologically based illness, however, clinical studies show that stress has a vital impact on both the mental and physical well-being of patients. Handbook of Stress Medicine: An Organ System Approach focuses on the relationship between stress and the physiology and pathology of the major organ systems of the body. It suggests that understanding how stress impacts on illnesses can help hold down medical costs through more accurate diagnoses and promote improved preventative care. Section I offers a general background on stress as it relates to medicine and the difficulties in conducting stress-related research. The primary focus of the text, how stress effects specific organ systems, is examined using scientific and clinical data in Section II. The third section addresses the impact of stress on important medical problems of current interest, such as AIDS, cancer, and substance abuse. It also discusses anxiety disorders. The next section covers topics related to stress, such as stress measurement, stress in the workplace, and the psychodynamics of stress. The final section explores the major pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to the treatment of stress and anxiety disorders. This book will assist physicians, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and other health care professionals recognize possible stress-related problems, educate their patients, and develop therapeutic strategies for reducing stress and stress-related illnesses. TOC:Introductory Concepts: On the Nature of Stress.- The Effect of Stress on Organ Systems of the Body: Mental Stress and the Cardiovascular System. The Effects of Stress on the Respiratory System. Influence of Mental Stress on the Endocrine System. Stress and the Gastrointestinal Tract. The Effects of Mental and Metabolic Stress on the Female Reproductive System and Female Reproductive Hormones. Effect of Stress on Male Reproductive Function. Stress-Induced Immunodepression in Humans. The Effect of Psychological Stress on Neurological Disorders.- Special Medical Topics Related to Stress Medicine: Stress and Addiction. Associations between Psychosocial Stress and Malignancy. Stress and Immune Function in HIV-1 Disease. Stress and Dental Pathology. Pain and Stress. Stress and Anxiety Disorders.- Other Topics Related to Stress Medicine: The Measurement of Stress and Its Effects. Biochemical Indicators of Stress. Stress in the Workplace: An Overview. The Psychodynamics of Stress. Basic Components to the Treatment of Stress and Anxiety Disorders Cognitive and Behavioral Methods of Stress Control. Pharmacologic Treatment for Anxiety Disorders.- Index.