The biological balance between psychological well-being and distress: A clinician's point of view

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-71

  Pasquali, Renato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; AGGRESSIVENESS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SCHIZOIDISM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

AGGRESSION; DEPRESSION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; OBESITY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33644608636     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000090890     Document Type: Editorial

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