Stress, Health, and Behavior

By Richard McCarty

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1462552609
• ISBN13: 9781462552603
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"