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| Research : | Sponsored Studies : | Mind-Body Interactions |
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Mind-Body Interactions
Here is what Cousins Center investigators have accomplished: |
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| Review of Progress in health psychology interventions | |
| • | Nicassio , P.M., B.E. Meyerowitz, et al. “The future of health psychology interventions.” Health Psychol 23(2): 132-7, 2004. |
| Increases in meaning-related goals are associated with changes in immune function | |
| • | Bower , J. E. and S.C. Segerstrom. Stress management, finding benefit, and immune function: positive mechanisms for intervention effects on physiology. J Psychosom Res 56(1): 9-11, 2004. |
| • | Bower , J.E., Kemeny, M.E., Taylor, S.E., & Fahey, J.L. Finding positive meaning and its association with natural killer cell cytotoxicity among participants in a bereavement-related disclosure intervention. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 25, 146-155, 2003. |
| Daily experience of negative mood may be associated with higher blood pressure | |
| • | Shapiro D , Goldstein IB & Jamner L. Blood pressure in everyday life: Interplay of biological, psychological, social, emotional, and situational factors. In G, Weidner, M. Kopp, & M. Kristenson (Eds.). Heart disease: Environment, stress and gender. IOS Press, Amsterdam, 2002. |
| • | Shapiro D, Jamner LD, Goldstein IB & Delfino RJ. Striking a chord: moods, blood pressure, and heart rate in everyday life. Psychophysiology, 38:197-204, 2001. |
| Self-enhancement may be associated with lower autonomic responses to stress | |
| • | Taylor , S. E., Lerner, J. S., Sherman, D. K., Sage, R. M., & McDowell, N. K. Are Self-Enhancing Cognitions Associated with Healthy or Unhealthy Biological Profiles? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 605-615, 2003. |
| • | Taylor , S.E., Kemeny, M.E., Reed, G.M., Bower, J.E., & Gruenewald, T.L. Psychological resources, positive illusions, and health. American Psychologist, 55, 99-109, 2000. |
| Childhood family environments represent vital links for understanding mental and physical health across the life span | |
| • | Repetti, R.L., Taylor, S.E., & Seeman, T.E. Risky families: Family social environments and the mental and physical health of offspring. Psychological Bulletin, 128, 330-366, 2002. |
| The practice of Tai Chi Chih, a moving meditation, improves health functioning and immunity in older adults | |
| • | Irwin MR, Pike JL,Cole, JS & Oxman M. Effects of a behavioral intervention, Tai Chi Chih, on Varicella zoster virus specific immunity and health functioning in older and at-risk adults. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65:824-830, 2003. |
| Impact of health beliefs, quality of life, and the doctor-patient relationship on the treatment intention of inflammatory bowel disease patients | |
| • | Goldring AB , TaylorSE, Kemeny ME, Anton PA. Impact of health beliefs, quality of life, and the physician-patient relationship on the treatment intentions of inflammatory bowel disease patients . Health Psychology, 2002 May;21(3):219-28. |
| Biological and behavioral factors may contribute to the association between support and fetal growth | |
| • | Dunkel-SchetterC, Gurung RAR, Lobel M & Wadhwa PD. Psychological, biological and social processes in pregnancy: Using a stress framework to study birth outcomes. In A. Baum, T. Revenson, & J. Singer (Eds.), Handbook of Health Psychology, Hillsdale New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2000. |
| • | Feldman PJ, Dunkel-SchetterC, Sandman CA & Wadhwa PD. Maternal social support predicts birth weight and fetal growth in human pregnancy. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62(5), 715-725, 2000. |
| Sleep disruption is associated with alterations in immune cell trafficking | |
| • | Redwine, L., J. Dang, Irwin M . Cellular adhesion molecule expression, nocturnal sleep, and partial night sleep deprivation. Brain Behav Immun 18(4): 333-40, 2004. |
| See what we are doing now. Here are some of our ongoing studies: | |
| • | Iyengar Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors with Persistent Fatigue PI: Julienne Bower Funded by NCCAM |
| • | The Effects of Pain on Leukocyte CAM Expression PI: Margaret Compton Funded by NINR |
| • | Enhancing Recovery After Cardiac Surgery PI: Lynn Doering Funded by NINR |
| • | Biobehavioral Issues in Physical and Mental Health PI: Christine Dunkel Schetter Funded by NIMH |
| • | An fMRI Study of Cytokine-Associated Depression and Social Pain PI: Naomi Eisenberger Funded by Dana Foundation |
| • | Anterograde Amnesia for Contextual Fear PI: Michael Fanselow Funded by NIMH |
| • | Aging: Cytokine Mechanims and Treatment of Insomnia PI: Michael Irwin Funded by NIA |
| • | Tai Chi Effects on Chronic Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors: Immune Mechanisms PI: Michael Irwin Funded by NCI |
| • | Sleep and Immune Mechanisms in Rheumatoid Arthritis PI: Michael Irwin Funded by NHLBI |
| • | Intervention Clinical Trial for Geriatric Depression PI: Helen Lavretsky Funded by NIMH |
| • | Psychobiologic Factors of the Placebo Response in MDD PI: Andrew Leuchter Funded by NCCAM |
| • | Neural Mechanisms Underlying Stress Reactivity PI: Matthew Lieberman Funded by NIMH |
| • | Aging: Insomnia Treatment and Energy Balance PI: Sarosh Motivala Funded by NIA |
| • | Ethnic Variations in Anti-Depressant Response PI: Hector Myers Funded by NIMH |
| • | Treatment of Fear and Pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome PI: Bruce Naliboff Funded by NINR |
| • | Physiologic Characteristics of Traditional Chinese Medicine Based IBS Subgroups PI: Bruce Naliboff Funded by NCCAM |
| • | Assess of Stress Effects in Methamphetamine Dependence PI: Thomas Newton Funded by NIDA |
| • | Behavioral Treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis PI: Perry Nicassio Funded by NIAMSD |
| • | Efficacy of CAM Interventions in Rheumatoid Arthritis PI: Jennifer Pike Funded by NCCAM |
| • | Psychological and Biological Antecedents of Health Behavior Decisions PI: Shelley Taylor Funded by NIA |
| • | Self-Regulatory Aspects of Positive Illusions PI: Shelley Taylor Funded by NIMH |
| • | Corticotropin-Releasing Factor-Action on GI Function PI: Yvette Tache Funded by NIDDKD |
| • | Stress-Induced Activation of Colonic Motor Function PI: Yvette Tache Funded by NIDDKD |
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