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.
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 Richly illustrated in
full color with over 200 figures Articles 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"
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