The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is involved in the pathophysiology of many
neuropsychiatric disorders. Increased HPA axis activity can be observed during chronic …

Stress, in both intrinsic psychosocial and extrinsic physical environmental forms, can impact
the development of, and outcomes in, cardiovascular disease (CVD) through allostatic load …

Although mammals have a strong motivation to engage in social interaction, stress can
significantly interfere with this desire. Indeed, research in nonhuman animals has shown that …

Abstract Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a common condition with complex
psychological and biological background. While its aetiology is still unclear, chronic stress …

A healthy stress response is critical for good mental and overall health and promotes
neuronal growth and adaptation, but the intricately balanced biological mechanisms that …

Greater perceived control is associated with better health and well‐being outcomes,
possibly through more adaptive stress processes. Yet little research has examined whether …

Introduction The standard care of schizophrenia patients is based on the assessment of their
psychotic behavior, using interview-based, subjective scales that measure symptoms …

Salivary cortisol stress biomarkers have been extensively used in epidemiological work to
document links between stress and ill health. There has been little effort to ground field …

Aberrant patterns of diurnal cortisol, a marker of stress reactivity, predict adverse physical
and mental health among adolescents. However, the mechanisms underlying aberrant …

Research documents the pernicious effects of daily stressors on well-being, but often
ignored in these studies are people reporting no stressors. The current study compared …