The science of occupational health
Subtitle: stress, psychobiology, and the new world of work
By: Ulf Lundberg and Cary L. Cooper
Contributors: Cooper, Cary L.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781444391107; 9781405199148
Subjects: Industrial & Organizational Psychology; Psychological Stress; Psychology; Physiopathology; Job stress; Socioeconomic Factors; Workplace; Prevention & control; Industrial hygiene; Occupational Health; PSYCHOLOGY
Description: The Science of Occupational Health is an evidence-based resource for all members of the health care team working with those affected by work-based stress. The authors offer a unique psychobiological perspective, discussing the modern workplace as a cause of stimulation and well-being, as well as of distress and illness. They provide a rigorous but highly accessible scientific account of the effects that stress has on mind and body, with key chapters on 'Responses to Stress', 'Stress-Related Health Problems', and 'Stress Hormones at Work'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-162) and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : history of work and health; title: New workplaces in a rapidly changing world; title: The new world of work; title: Work as a source of stimulation and health or a cause of distress and illness; title: Responses to stress; title: Stress-related health problems; title: Stress hormones at work; title: Socioeconomic status (SES) and health; title: Health promotion; title: Gender differences; title: Preventive strategies; title: The future workplace from a stress-health perspective.