Enhancement of antibody responses to influenza vaccination in the elderly following a cognitive-behavioural stress management intervention

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 245-252

  Vedhara, Kav ^a   Bennett, Paul D ^b   Clark, Sian ^c   Lightman, Stafford L ^a   Shaw, Samantha ^a   Perks, Paula ^a   Hunt, Moira A ^a   Philip, Judith M D ^a   Tallon, Deborah ^a   Murphy, Peter J ^d   Jones, Roy W ^e   Wilcock, Gordon K ^a,f   Shanks, Nola M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Barrow Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d Bristol General Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e St Martin's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^f FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibody titres; Cortisol; Elderly; HPA axis; Immunity; Influenza; Psychoneuroimmunology; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADAPTATION SYNDROME; AGED; ANTIBODY DEPENDENT ENHANCEMENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMMUNITY, ACTIVE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 10744227364     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071895     Document Type: Article

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