For over two decades, the minority stress model has guided research on the health of
sexually-diverse individuals (those who are not exclusively heterosexual) and gender …

Introduction: Allostatic load refers to the cumulative burden of chronic stress and life events.
It involves the interaction of different physiological systems at varying degrees of activity …

Inequalities in health outcomes impose substantial human and economic costs on all
societies—and the relation between early adversity and lifelong well-being presents a rich …

Over the last 50 years, the concept of stress has evolved significantly, and our
understanding of the underlying neurobiology has expanded dramatically. Rather than …

Advances in developmental resilience science are highlighted with commentary on
implications for pediatric systems that aspire to promote healthy development over the life …

" Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However,
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …

The term “toxic stress” refers to a wide array of biological changes that occur at the
molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels when there is prolonged or significant adversity in …

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations experience significant health
disparities, theorized to result from LGBT specific minority stressors. The fully conceptualized …

Adolescenceâ€" beginning with the onset of puberty and ending in the mid-20sâ€" is a
critical period of development during which key areas of the brain mature and develop …

Abstract Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are stressful and/or traumatic experiences
associated with an increased lifetime risk of negative health outcomes. The Allostatic Load …