40 essays by specialists examine a variety of stress-related conditions. They cover the clinical, research and theoretcal aspects of stress - the concept of stress, biological/psychological phenomena, treatment and support. New to this edition are chapters on AIDS, the burnout phenomenon, ageing, chronic illness, the aftermath of the Holocaust, psychosomatic disorders, biomedical indices of stress and sexual abuse. The chapters on personality, emotion, cognitive processes, depression, bereavement, work-stress, disaster, trauma, alcoholism, stress management and social suppport have been significantly revised.