THE RÔLE OF EMOTION IN DISEASE
Authors: Walter B. Cannon
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1936)

Article1 May 1936THE RÔLE OF EMOTION IN DISEASEWALTER B. CANNONWALTER B. CANNONAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-11-1453 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhen your President asked me for the title of the address for this evening, I had in mind some ideas which I wished to elaborate and which could be included under the heading, "The rôle of emotion in disease." The title is so comprehensive, however, that I must set definite limits to the parts of the subject to be considered. This can be done by use of a method time-honored in the history of medicine—the statement and exposition of aphorisms. There are ten of them.1.In modern life infections have diminished and nervous strains have increased. Anyone whose years...References1. CANNON WB: Bodily changes in pain, hunger, fear and rage, 2nd Ed., 1929, D. Appleton and Co., New York. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CANNON WB: The wisdom of the body, 1932, W. W. Norton and Co., New York. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. FRIEDGOODPINCUS HBG: Studies on conditions of activity in endocrine organs, Endocrinology, 1935, xix, 710-718. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BARD P: Emotional expression after decortication, Psychol. Rev., 1934, xli, 309-449. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. MYERSON A: The social conditioning of the visceral activities, New Eng. Jr. Med., 1934, ccxi, 189-193. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Convocational Oration, Sessions of American College of Physicians, Detroit, March 4, 1936.From the Laboratory of Physiology, Harvard Medical School. Nextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byChronic Stress and WorkloadLa logique compréhensive à l'épreuve des faits (et réciproquement)Psychanalyse : une épistémologie aux frontières. À propos de l'article « La logique compréhensive à l'épreuve des faits (et réciproquement) » de M. ArminjonMedical Audit to Improve the Quality of Patient Care in Thoracic SurgeryGuiding Principles on the Importance of Thoracic Surgical Education on Establishing Integrated Thoracic Surgery Program, Interdisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Conferences, and an Interdisciplinary Approach to Management of Thoracic MalignanciesThe Locus Coeruleus- Norepinephrine System in Stress and Arousal: Unraveling Historical, Current, and Future PerspectivesCase Formulation in Process-Based TherapiesHealth Benefits of Walking in Nature: A Randomized Controlled Study Under Conditions of Real-Life StressStress hypothesis overload: 131 hypotheses exploring the role of stress in tradeoffs, transitions, and healthThe Health and Wellbeing of Healthcare Workers. Concepts, Theories and Key Work FactorsPlace, green exercise and stress: An exploration of lived experience and restorative effectsMy Professional Journey: Becoming a Person-Centered Mentor with a Psychospiritual and Social Justice OrientationRhythms dysregulation: A new perspective for understanding PTSD?The Feeling Body and Its Diseases: How Cancer Went Psychosomatic in Twentieth-Century GermanyCannon, Walter BradfordFictional father?: Oliver Sacks and the revalidation of pathography"VOODOO" DeathWalter Bradford CannonAssociations Between Physiological Reactivity and Children's Behavior: Advantages of a Multisystem ApproachPhysiologic and Neurobiologic Mechanisms in ArteriosclerosisMind over MatterA proposed framework for the analysis of stress in the human organismPsychosomatische ForschungHypnosis and Psychosomatic MedicineFunctional Disorders of the Gastrointestinal TractClinical Evaluation of Fatigue and Nervousness: Diagnosis and TreatmentPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES DURING CHRONIC FEARPsychosomatic Factors in Functional AmenorrheaThe Psychosomatic Diseases: A Hypothetical Formulation 1 May 1936Volume 9, Issue 11Page: 1453-1465KeywordsEmotionsResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...