Psychoendoimmunoneurology

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It is a new vibrant medical specialty which is a part of the absorbing realm of Psychosomatic Medicine. The field involves exploring the relationship that exists between various medical fields including Psychology, Endocrinology, Immunology and Neurology. These seemingly unrelated fields are actually tied together at various levels and exploring the relationships is the domain of this field.

The scope for this field is rapidly enlarging as the knowledge base related to the idea that the human mind could influence drastically on the functioning of the Endocrine system, Immunology and Neurology is expanding at a greater pace. Complete understanding of this nascent field of science requires the reader to have a comprehensive outlook towards these various fields in unison. This attribute makes this field to be one of the ideal fields from medical education point of view particularly with reference to horizontal integration learning module.