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El abordaje de la psiconeuroinmunología: una revisión sistemática

Resumen

Although the simultaneous effects of systems that shape human body in health and disease process have been considered for centuries ago, psychoneuroimmunology and psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology are emerging disciplines. This research implements a systematic review of different investigations about this topic in its historical component and several studies that have been produced empirical evidence during 2000 to 2017 period. The methodology consists in search investigation sources through five bibliographic databases that provide information on psychoneuroimmunology and its mechanisms which the interaction between the immune system, the brain, the endocrine system, and psychosocial factors occurs. It is concluded that the researches have considered the problem of health-disease from medicine, mainly, since it provides more information about the phenomena which intervene in patients’ health when chronic diseases are diagnosed and, also, explains what causes physiological diseases when psychological disorders are diagnosed.