Advances in psychosomatic medicine, vol. 8: Psychosocial aspects of physical illness

Recent Advances in Nuclear Medicine, Vol. IV

to biochemical mechanisms of hepatotoxicity and includes discussions of the lipoperoxidation theory of carbon tetrachloride hepatotoxicity and the role of toxic metabolities, both well-studied processes. The second section deals with the effect of drugs on hepatic function, their alteration in hepatic disease, and the importance of genetic factors in determining drug metabolism. Pharmacogenetic...

Psychosocial aspects of physical activity.

309 The health benefits of regular physical activity have been studied and are well described in the literature (1). The psychosocial benefits of regular physical activity, which are considered to be as important as the health benefits, are less clear (2). The current data regarding the impact of physical activity on children’s psychosocial health confirm an associative, rather then a causal li...

Recent advances in physical medicine.

Recent Advances in Physical Medicine

Psychosocial and psychiatric aspects of children suffered from chronic physical illness

The link between a physical illness and a psychological disorder in children and adolescents is well explored. Chronic somatic illness encompasses a broad spectrum of disorders including more common problems such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, asthma, epilepsy, eczema, and less prevalent conditions such as cystic fibrosis, hematological disorders or cancer. Many children more or less successful...