Psychological distress, depressive symptoms, and cellular immunity among healthy individuals: A 1-year prospective study

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-197

  Nakata, Akinori ^a   Irie, Masahiro ^b   Takahashi, Masaya ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Immune system; Lymphocyte; Natural killer cells; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BODY MASS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; T LYMPHOCYTE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; B-LYMPHOCYTES; BODY MASS INDEX; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; JAPAN; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054023654     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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