Fundamentals of Psychoneuroimmunology

Historical Overview of Mind-Body Interrelationships Introduction An Outline of Research Methods Used in Psychoneuroimmunology Psychoneuroimmunology of Stress Stress, the Immune System and Depression Immune Abnormalities in Schizophrenia Psychoneuroimmunology of Anxiety Disorders Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, the Immune System and Psychiatric Disorders Psychoneuroimmunology of Alzheimer's Disease and the Dementias Autoimmune Diseases The Role of the Thymus Gland in Psychoneuroimmunology Animal Models of Stress and Psychiatric Disease and their Potential Application to Psychoimmunology Psychoneuroimmunology of HIV Infection and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome The Effects of Drugs of Abuse on the Immune System Sigma Receptors and the Link Between the Immune and Endocrine Axes Appendices Index