A prospective diary study of the role psychological stress and negative mood in the recurrence of herpes simplex virus (HSV1)

Stress and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-187

  Faulkner, Susan ^a   Smith, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex; Infectious illness; Negative mood; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HERPES LABIALIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD CHANGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RECURRENT VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 67650740000     PISSN: 15323005     EISSN: 15322998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1235     Document Type: Article

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