Work-related stress is an example of a psychosocial risk factor that has become of interest in
today's everdemanding, fast-paced, and globalized society, although its link to adverse …

Caring for a family member with dementia is generally regarded as a chronically stressful
process, with potentially negative physical health consequences. However, no quantitative …

Various psychosocial factors have been implicated in the etiology and pathogenesis of
certain cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, now considered to be the result of …

The subject of neuroinflammation is reviewed. In response to psychological stress or certain
physical stressors, an inflammatory process may occur by release of neuropeptides …

Objective We tested a theoretical stress model cross-sectionally and prospectively that
examined whether relationships of chronic stress, psychophysiology, and coronary heart …

Chronic psychosocial stress has been proposed as a risk factor for the development of the
metabolic syndrome (MES). This review gives a systematic overview of prospective cohort …

Recent studies have both offered and contested the proposition that lowering plasma
cholesterol by diet and medications increases suicide, homicide, and depression. Significant …

The fact that traditional risk factors only account for approximately two thirds of cases of
coronary artery disease (CAD) has stimulated increasing interest in the relationship between …

The purpose of this review is to examine the epidemiological, psychological, and
experimental evidence for an association between anxiety and coronary heart disease …

Anxiety and anger are hazardous to health. This article offers a selective review of research
that illustrates how anxiety and anger increase vulnerability to illnesses, compromise the …