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Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Ayling, K., Sunger, K., & Vedhara, K. (2020). Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychosomatic Medicine, 82(1), 10–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/psy.0000000000000760

Objectives: Positive mood has been associated with enhanced immune function. Interventions that improve mood could, therefore, provide a mechanism for optimising immune related health outcomes. Brief interventions that improve mood, also known as moo... Read More about Effects of Brief Mood-Improving Interventions on Immunity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Vedhara, K., Ayling, K., Sunger, K., Caldwell, D. M., Halliday, V., Fairclough, L., …Royal, S. (2019). Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review. Vaccine, 37(25), 3255-3266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.04.091

Objectives: The effectiveness of vaccines is known to be altered by a range of psychological factors. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effects of psychological interventions on the ability of vaccines to protect against disease, as me... Read More about Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review.