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The Link from Stress Arousal to Disease

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The notion that one’s psychosocial environment, lifestyle, and attitudes are linked to disease is by no means a new idea, as discussed in Chap. 1.

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  1. School of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

    George S. Everly Jr.

  2. Department of Psychology, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Jeffrey M. Lating

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Everly, G.S., Lating, J.M. (2019). The Link from Stress Arousal to Disease. In: A Clinical Guide to the Treatment of the Human Stress Response. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9098-6_4

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