1st Edition

Handbook of Stress Medicine An Organ System Approach

Edited By John R. Hubbard Copyright 1998
    448 Pages
    by CRC Press

    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.

    Introductory Concepts
    On the Nature of Stress, J.R. Hubbard and E.A. Workman
    The Effect of Stress on Organ Systems of the Body
    Mental Stress and the Cardiovascular System, W.V.R. Vieweg and J.R. Hubbard
    The Effects of Stress on the Respiratory System, T.G. Sriam and J.J. Silverman
    Influence of Mental Stress on the Endocrine System, B. Felker and J.R. Hubbard
    Stress and the Gastrointestinal Tract, K.W. Olden
    The Effects of Mental and Metabolic Stress on the Female Reproductive System and Female Reproductive Hormones, J.D. Veldhuis, K. Yoshida, and A. Iranmanesh
    Effect of Stress on Male Reproductive Function, G.E. Lemack, R.G. Uzzo, and D.P. Poppas
    Stress-Induced Immunodepression in Humans, M.F. La Via and E.A. Workman
    The Effect of Psychological Stress on Neurological Disorders, S.N. Ghaemi, M.C. Irizarry, and A.B. Joseph
    Special Medical Topics Related to Stress Medicine
    Stress and Addiction, S.E. Franco, J.R. Hubbard, and P.R. Martin
    Associations between Psychosocial Stress and Malignancy, M.J.M. Cohen, E.S. Kunkel, and J.L. Levenson
    Stress and Immune Function in HIV-1 Disease, M.A. Fletcher, G. Ironson, K. Goodkin, M.H. Antoni, N. Schneiderman, and N.G. Klimas
    Stress and Dental Pathology, S.W. Hubbard and J.R. Hubbard
    Pain and Stress, W.B. Hodges and E.A. Workman
    Stress and Anxiety Disorders, S.S. Falsetti and J.C. Ballenger
    Other Topics Related to Stress Medicine
    The Measurement of Stress and Its Effects, E.A. Workman
    Biochemical Indicators of Stress, J.R. Hubbard, M. Kalimi, and J.P. Liberti
    Stress in the Workplace: An Overview, J.C. Neunan and J.R. Hubbard
    The Psychodynamics of Stress, D.J. Scheiderer and J.W. Lomax
    Basic Components to the Treatment of Stress and Anxiety Disorders
    Cognitive and Behavioral Methods of Stress Control, A.M. Katz, M.A. Chiglinsky, and J. Parker
    Pharmacologic Treatment for Anxiety Disorders, D.D. Short
    Index

    Biography

    John R. Hubbard