Immunological variability associated with experimentally-induced positive and negative affective states

Ann D. Futterman; Margaret E. Kemeny; David Shapiro; William Polonsky; John L. Fahey

doi:10.1017/S003329170003289X

Immunological variability associated with experimentally-induced positive and negative affective states

Ann D. Futterman, Margaret E. Kemeny, David Shapiro, William Polonsky, John L. Fahey

Psychology

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Abstract

Functional and phenotypic immunological parameters were examined immediately before, after, and 30 minutes after experimentally-induced short-term positive (happiness) and negative (anxiety, depression) affective states and a neutral state, in five healthy subjects. Results indicated that all affective states induced more immune fluctuations (regardless of the direction) than the neutral state. Furthermore, among the affective states, anxiety induced the most immunological variability and depression the least.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	231-238
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychological Medicine
Volume	22
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S003329170003289X
State	Published - Feb 1992

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Applied Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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