Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV-1.
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 58 (1) , 38-49
- https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.58.1.38
Abstract
Recent psychoneuroimmunologic findings have suggested that it may be useful to evaluate the influence of behavioral factors on immune functioning and disease progression among human immunodeficiency virus-Type 1 (HIV-1) infected individuals. Behavioral interventions with immunomodulatory capabilities may help restore competence and thereby arrest HIV-1 disease promotion at the earliest stages of the infectious continuum. Evidence describing benefits of behavioral interventions such as aerobic exercise training on both psychological and immunological functioning among high-risk HIV-1 seronegative and very early stage seropositive gay men is presented. The HIV-1 infection is cast as a chronic disease for which early immunomodulatory behavioral interventions may have important physical and psychological impact.Keywords
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