The role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness: a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome

Faulkner, Susan 2005. The role of psychosocial factors in the progression and recurrence of illness: a study of herpes virus infectious illness and chronic fatigue syndrome. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

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Abstract

The longitudinal studies in this thesis found evidence for a causal relationship between psychological stress/negative mood and the subsequent recurrence of latent herpes virus and URTIs in chronically ill participants. These effects were much clearer than associations between stress and infection in volunteers with no chronic illness and it is possible that the latent infection leads to an immunological cost which in turn means a greater risk of URTIs

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Status:	Unpublished
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2023 15:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/55402

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