Stress Consequences

Mental, Neuropsychological and Socioeconomic

Titolo	Stress Consequences
Sottotitolo	Mental, Neuropsychological and Socioeconomic
Autore	George Fink
argomenti	Psicologia e Psichiatria Neuropsicologia Psicologia e Psichiatria Psichiatria Psicologia e Psichiatria Psicopatologia e psicopatologia dello sviluppo
Editore	Academic Press Inc
Formato	Libro
Pagine	780
Pubblicazione	2009
ISBN	9780123751744
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Stress is a universal phenomenon that impacts adversely on most people. This volume provides a readily accessible compendium that focuses on the physical and psychological consequences of stress for individuals and society. Clinical attention focuses on disorders of the stress control system (e.g. Cushing's Syndrome: Addison's Disease) and the adverse impact of stress on human physical and mental health. Detailed reviews address disorders such as PTSD, anxiety, major depression, psychoses and related disorders such as combat fatigue and burnout. The work covers interactions between stress and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, as well as stress-immune-inflammatory interactions in relation to cancer and autoimmune and viral diseases. Emphasis is also placed on the role of stress in obesity, hypertension, diabetes type II and other features of the metabolic syndrome which has now reached epidemic proportions in the USA and other countries. The chapters offer impressive scope with topics addressing animal studies, disaster, diurnal rhythms, drug effects and treatments, cognition and emotion, physical illness, psychopathology, immunology and inflammation, lab studies and tests, and psychological / biochemical / genetic aspects. It is richly illustrated in full color with over 200 figures. The articles are carefully selected by one of the world's most preeminent stress researchers and contributors represent the most outstanding scholarship in the field, with each chapter providing fully vetted and reliable expert knowledge.