Interdisciplinary research can pose a range of challenges to researchers in health and social science. This volume presents a series of case studies of successful interdisciplinary research programs, which provide a variety of models of how best to undertake interdisciplinary research in health and human science. Preface to the New Edition ix Frank Kessel Patricia L. Rosenfield Foreword xxi Craig Calhoun Cora Marrett Contributors xxv Introduction: Approaching Interdisciplinary Research 3(10) John W. Rowe PART I: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: THE SOCIAL WORLD AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND DISEASE Domain Introduction 13(8) Postscript 16(5) John T. Cacioppo A Contemporary Perspective on Multilevel Analyses and Social Neuroscience 21(23) Postscript 39(5) Gary G. Berntson John T. Cacioppo Risk of Hypertensive Heart Disease: The Joint Influence of Genetic and Behavioral Factors 44(30) Postscript 65(9) Kathleen C. Light Susan S. Girdler Alan L. Hinderliter Status, Stress, and Heart Disease: A Monkey's Tale 74(31) Postscript 94(11) Jay R. Kaplan Stephen B. Manuck PART II: MIND MATTERS: AFFECTIVE AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE Domain Introduction 105(6) Postscript 108(3) Richard J. Davidson Affective Neuroscience: A Case for Interdisciplinary Research 111(24) Postscript 127(8) Richard J. Davidson Visual Mental Imagery: A Case Study in Interdisciplinary Research 135(25) Postscript 154(6) S. M. Kosslyn Plasticity and Health: Social Influences on Gene Expression and Neural Development 160(33) Postscript 182(11) Michael J. Meaney PART III: POSITIVE HEALTH: WHAT NOURISHES WHO FLOURISHES? Domain Introduction 193(5) Postscript 196(2) Carol D. Ryff Thriving in the Face of Challenge: The Integrative Science of Human Resilience 198(30) Postscript 217(11) Carol D. Ryff Burton Singer Integrating Psychosocial Factors with Biology: The Role of Protective Factors in Trajectories of Health and Aging 228(27) Postscript 246(9) Teresa E. Seeman Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Duke Experience 255(32) Postscript 274(13) Linda K. George PART IV: IN SEARCH OF METHUSELAH: POPULATION PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH AND LONGEVITY Domain Introduction 287(5) Postscript 289(3) Linda Waite Social Resources and Health 292(30) Postscript 316(6) Michael Marmot A Journey through the Interdisciplinary Landscape of Biodemography 322(29) Postscript 340(11) S. Jay Olshansky Bruce A. Carnes PART V: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIV/AIDS Domain Introduction 351(7) Postscript 354(4) Neil Schneiderman Learning to Cope with HIV/AIDS 358(35) Postscript 383(10) Neil Schneiderman Michael Antoni The Evolution of HIV Prevention in San Francisco: A Multidisciplinary Model 393(72) Postscript 419(10) Margaret A. Chesney Thomas J. Coates Closing Commentary: Fostering Interdisciplinary Research: The Way Forward 429(36) Patricia L. Rosenfield Frank Kessel Index 465