As Ader and cohen [1984] have put it "As a result of research in psychosomatic and behavioral medicine, it has become clear that there is probably no major organ system or [physical] homeostatic defense mechanism that is not subject to the influence of interaction between psychological and physiological events-. ... This essay shall outline the psychosocial influence on biological health and disease in general, specifying, where possible, mechanisms involved. ...

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