Women are at increased risk for developing depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
across the lifespan and their comorbidity is associated with adverse outcomes that …

Women become depressed more frequently than men, a consistent pattern across cultures.
Inflammation plays a key role in initiating depression among a subset of individuals, and …

Morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is exceedingly high worldwide.
Depressive illness is a serious psychiatric illness that afflicts a significant portion of the world …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) constitutes a leading worldwide health problem, with
increasing evidence of differences between women and men both in epidemiology …

Depression and inflammation are associated with poorer birth outcomes. African-American
women have higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers, more depressive symptoms, and a …

More than 500,000 US women develop postpartum depression (PPD) annually. Although
psychosocial risks are known, the underlying biology remains unclear. Dysregulation of the …

There is a substantial body of literature that links psychological stress to adverse pregnancy
outcomes, particularly preterm birth. Comparatively few studies have examined potential …

Abstract Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression is a biologically plausible, multi-
level theory that describes neural, physiologic, molecular, and genomic mechanisms that …

Many studies have focused on psychoimmunological mechanisms of risk for stress-related
mental health disorders. However, significantly fewer studies have focused on …

Perinatal depression is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The
biological etiology of this disorder remains in question, despite considerable research into …