Jerome F Fredrick
Biographic Data
| ID | 7110641 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jerome F Fredrick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jerome F |
| FAMILY NAME | Fredrick |
| SIGNATURE | FREDRICK J F |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Research Laboratories, Dodge Chemical Company |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Biochemistry of Bereavement
The effect of acute grief on the pituitary-adrenal axis and the hypersecretion of cortisol is reviewed. Particular attention is devoted to the immunosuppressive effects of this hypersecretion. The increased susceptibility to infectious disease agents—bacterial, fungal and viral—is explored in terms of the altered biochemistry of the bereaved individual. The probable increased susceptibility towards oncogenic “passenger” viruses, such as the Epste…
Grief as a Disease Process
Many years ago, Engel pointed out that grief fulfills all the requirements of a disease process. Despite the current interest in grief, most studies have concentrated on the psychological results of grief and the dysfunction associated with it; the physiological consequences have been largely ignored. The persistent reports of infection and neoplasia following shortly after a grief experience, makes it mandatory that the relationship between grie…
Physiological Reactions Induced by Grief
The increase in mortality reported in individuals undergoing the stress imposed by the grief situation, may be directly traced to the overstimulation of the pituitary resulting in the production of excess quantities of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which in turn causes increased levels of corticosteroids to be produced by the adrenal cortex. The physiologic affects of these substances include the suppression of the inflammatory response. Si…
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Physiological Reactions Induced by Grief
The increase in mortality reported in individuals undergoing the stress imposed by the grief situation, may be directly traced to the overstimulation of the pituitary resulting in the production of excess quantities of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which in turn causes increased levels of corticosteroids to be produced by the adrenal cortex. The physiologic affects of these substances include the suppression of the inflammatory response. Si…
Grief as a Disease Process
Many years ago, Engel pointed out that grief fulfills all the requirements of a disease process. Despite the current interest in grief, most studies have concentrated on the psychological results of grief and the dysfunction associated with it; the physiological consequences have been largely ignored. The persistent reports of infection and neoplasia following shortly after a grief experience, makes it mandatory that the relationship between grie…
The Biochemistry of Bereavement
The effect of acute grief on the pituitary-adrenal axis and the hypersecretion of cortisol is reviewed. Particular attention is devoted to the immunosuppressive effects of this hypersecretion. The increased susceptibility to infectious disease agents—bacterial, fungal and viral—is explored in terms of the altered biochemistry of the bereaved individual. The probable increased susceptibility towards oncogenic “passenger” viruses, such as the Epste…
Grief (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Disease (2 works) · Immunology (2 works) · Immunology (2 works) · Psychotherapist (2 works)