Psychoneuroimmunology and the pediatric surgeon.
Author: Tagge EP, Natali EL, Lima E, Leek D, Neece CL, Randall KF.
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, 11175 Campus St, CP21111, Loma Linda, California 92350. Electronic address: etagge@llu.edu.
Conference/Journal: Semin Pediatr Surg.
Date published: 2013 Aug
Other:
Volume ID: 22 , Issue ID: 3 , Pages: 144-8 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2013.05.002 , Word Count: 126
The mind-body connection is receiving increasing scrutiny in a large number of clinical settings, although research has lagged in the pediatric specialties. Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is a novel interdisciplinary scientific field that examines the relationship of the mind to the patient's neurologic, endocrine, and immune systems by examining critical parameters such as the effects of mental stress on wound healing and infection rates. Techniques that modify a patient's emotional and mental responses to illness and surgery have positive effects on their physiology resulting in improved recoveries and higher patient satisfaction rates. In the appropriate clinical settings, an awareness of PNI can enhance outcomes for pediatric surgical patients.
Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Adverse childhood events, Integrative medicine, Mind–body medicine, Psychoneuroimmunology, Stress, Wound healing
PMID: 23870208
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