The role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness : a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome
The longitudinal studies in this thesis found evidence for a causal relationship between psychological stress/negative mood and the subsequent recurrence of latent herpes virus and URTIs in chronically ill participants. These effects were much clearer than associations between stress and infection i...
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ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-5835722015-03-20T03:22:56ZThe role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness : a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndromeFaulkner, Susan2005The longitudinal studies in this thesis found evidence for a causal relationship between psychological stress/negative mood and the subsequent recurrence of latent herpes virus and URTIs in chronically ill participants. These effects were much clearer than associations between stress and infection in volunteers with no chronic illness and it is possible that the latent infection leads to an immunological cost which in turn means a greater risk of URTIs155BF PsychologyCardiff Universityhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583572http://orca.cf.ac.uk/55402/Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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The longitudinal studies in this thesis found evidence for a causal relationship between psychological stress/negative mood and the subsequent recurrence of latent herpes virus and URTIs in chronically ill participants. These effects were much clearer than associations between stress and infection in volunteers with no chronic illness and it is possible that the latent infection leads to an immunological cost which in turn means a greater risk of URTIs |
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Faulkner, Susan |
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Faulkner, Susan |
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The role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness : a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome |
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The role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness : a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome |
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The role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness : a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome |
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The role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness : a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome |
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The role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness : a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome |
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role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness : a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome |
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