Main description:

Exposure to stressful life experiences can disrupt key regulatory systems in the body and contribute to a variety of negative health outcomes. This authoritative text takes a biopsychosocial approach to understanding the role of stress in alcohol use disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, cancer, and other chronic diseases. It presents cutting-edge knowledge about how stressors are conceptualized and measured; connections to disease processes; systemic racism as a significant, ongoing stressor for people of color; and factors that promote resilience. For each of the disorders discussed, proven and promising stress-targeted clinical interventions are reviewed. Student-friendly features include an end-of-book glossary and an extensive bibliography to facilitate in-depth study of selected topics of interest.

Contents:

Preface
1. Historical Aspects of the Stress Field
2. Biological Measures of Stress
3. Behavioral Measures of Stress
4. Stress and Alcohol Use
5. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
6. Stress and Depression
7. Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
8. Stress and Diabetes
9. Stress and the Gastrointestinal System
10. Stress and Cancer
11. Stress and Infectious Diseases
12. Systemic Racism as a Stressor
13. Resilience
Glossary of Terms
References
Index