Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-220) and index.
The placebo response: a rejected cornerstone of mind-body healing -- Information transduction in mind-body healing and hypnosis -- State-dependent learning in mind-body healing and hypnosis -- Stress and psychosomatic phenomena: the pioneering work of Hans Selye and Milton Erickson -- The new language of mind-body communication -- An overview of mind-body communication and healing -- Mind modulation of the autonomic nervous system -- Mind modulation of the endocrine system -- Mind modulation of the immune system -- Mind modulation of the neuropeptide system.