%0 Journal Article %T The role of psychological well-being in boosting immune response: an optimal effort for tackling infection %A Abdurachman Abdurachman %A Netty Herawati %J - %D 2018 %X Background: Many attempts have been made to improve human body resistance towards infection. These attempts were exemplified by promotion of hygiene and the use of antiseptic ingredients, pharmaceutical compounds, and vaccines. To prove an aspect which intentionally less explored was attempt to boosting the host immune responses by creating a psychological balance, which was important aspect of psychological well-being. %K These article reviews searched and compiled using database Google Scholar %K from 1995 to latest. Search keywords were: immune response %K psychological well-being %K psychological ill-being. %U https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajid/article/view/168138