A Clinical Guide To The Treatment Of The Human Stress Response Book

1	The Concept of Stress	3
2	The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Stress Response	15
3	The Link from Stress Arousal to Disease	49
4	Stress-Related Disease: A Review	63
5	Psychoneuroimmunology	79
6	Measurement of the Human Stress Response	101
7	Personologic Diathesis and Human Stress	125
8	Control and the Human Stress Response	141
9	Psychotherapy: A Cognitive Perspective	163
10	A Neurophysiological Rationale for the Use of the Relaxation Response: Neurological Desensitization	175
11	Meditation	199
12	Voluntary Control of Respiration Patterns	215
13	Neuromuscular Relaxation	225
14	Hypnosis in the Management of Stress Reactions	241
15	Biofeedback in the Treatment of the Stress Response	253
16	Physical Exercise and the Human Stress Response	269
17	The Pharmacological Management of Stress Reactions	287
18	Religion, Spirituality, and Stress	301
19	Nutrition and Stress	309
20	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	317
21	Management of Acute Distress through a Comprehensive Model of Crisis Intervention for Mass Disasters and Terrorism	339
22	Hans Selye and the Birth of the Stress Concept	353
23	Summation and Conclusions	365
App	Special Considerations in Clinical Practice
	References	407
	About the Authors	455
	Index	457