The science of occupational health : stress, psychobiology and the new world of work /

The Science of Occupational Health is an evidence-based resource for all members of the health care team working with those affected by work-based stress. The authors offer a unique psychobiological perspective, discussing the modern workplace as a cause of stimulation and well-being, as well as of...

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Main Author: Lundberg, Ulf
Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Other Authors: Cooper, Cary L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction: History of Work and Health
  • The New Workplace in a Rapidly Changing World
  • The New World of Work
  • Work as a Source of Stimulation and Health or a Cause of Distress and Illness
  • Responses to Stress
  • Stress-Related Health Problems
  • Stress Hormones at Work
  • Socioeconomic Status and Health
  • Health Promotion
  • Gender Differences
  • Preventive Strategies
  • The Future Workplace from a Stress²́⁶Health Perspective
  • References
  • Index.
  • Introduction : history of work and health
  • The new workplace in a rapidly changing world
  • The new world of work
  • Work as a source of stimulation and health or a cause of distress and illness
  • Responses to stress
  • Stress-related health problems
  • Stress hormones at work
  • Socioeconomic status and health
  • Health promotion
  • Gender differences
  • Preventive strategies
  • The future workplace from a stress-health perspective.