Out of balance: A new look at chronic stress, depression, and immunity

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-115

  Robles, Theodore F ^a   Glaser, Ronald ^a,b,c   Kiecolt Glaser, Janice K ^a,b,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Cytokines; Depression; Immunity; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544436675     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2005.00345.x     Document Type: Review

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