Allostasis Homeostasis and the Costs of Physiological Adaptation

First published in 2005 this book addresses basic physiological regulatory systems and examines the behavior of these systems under duress. It integrates the basic concepts of physiological homeostasis with disorders like depression stress anxiety and addiction. It will appeal to graduate students medical students and researchers working in physiology epidemiology endocrinology neuroendocrinology neuroscience and psychology.