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psychoimmunology  

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  • The concept of psychoimmunology is based on the connections between the mind and the immune system. At its most basic, it involves the view that the mind and the body are inseparable, and that increased stress affects the body's ability to resist disease. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Psychoimmunology]

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