This paper develops hypotheses regarding the interactions among stress, immunity, and chemical sensitivities and gives an overview of the questions and hypotheses generated by a working group exploring the application of psychoneuroimmunology to chemical sensitivities. Consideration is given to prospective longitudinal studies designed to find cases among at-risk exposed populations. Relevant i...

What is psychoneuroimmunology? What research exists supporting psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) as an approach to treating people with HIV disease? Is the scientific community ready and able to develop and implement PNI-based clinical protocols as immune-boosting treatment for people with HIV disease? This article looks at these questions and concludes that, after years of research, psychoneuroimmun...

For 20 years, Brain, Behavior, and Immunity has provided an important venue for the publication of studies in psychoneuroimmunology. During this time period, psychoneuroimmunology has matured into an important multidisciplinary science that has contributed significantly to our knowledge of mind, brain, and body interactions. This review will not only focus on the primary research papers dealing...

Data sources Studies were identified by searching Medline and PsycINFO, using combinations of the terms intervention, psychotherapy, disclosure, hypnosis, relaxation, biofeedback, conditioning, stress management, leukocyte, lymphocyte, natural killer cell, psychoneuroimmunology, and immune function. Further studies were identified using the ancestry method. Post 1960 issues of 7 journals in the...