The self in context: brain systems linking mental and physical health

L Koban, PJ Gianaros, H Kober… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Increasing evidence suggests that mental health and physical health are linked by neural
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …

The impact of psychosocial stress and stress management on immune responses in patients with cancer

MH Antoni, FS Dhabhar - Cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The range of psychosocial stress factors/processes (eg, chronic stress, distress states,
coping, social adversity) were reviewed as they relate to immune variables in cancer along …

Assessing the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and life satisfaction, psychological well-being, and social well-being: United States Longitudinal …

E Mosley-Johnson, E Garacci, N Wagner… - Quality of Life …, 2019 - Springer
Background More than half of the US population has experienced adverse childhood
experiences (ACE), which are linked to physical and mental health issues. This study …

Psychological stress and cellular aging in cancer: A meta‐analysis

J Kruk, BH Aboul-Enein, J Bernstein… - … medicine and cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Epidemiological evidence continues to accumulate on the effect of
psychosocial and behavioral factors in relation to cancer risk, progression, and mortality …

Stress biology and aging mechanisms: toward understanding the deep connection between adaptation to stress and longevity

ES Epel, GJ Lithgow - Journals of Gerontology Series A …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The rate of biological aging is modulated in part by genes interacting with stressor
exposures. Basic research has shown that exposure to short-term stress can strengthen …

Associations between cancer‐related financial stress and strain and psychological well‐being among individuals living with cancer

L Sharp, AE Carsin, A Timmons - Psycho‐oncology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cancer places a financial and economic burden on individuals, but relatively
little is known about the consequences. We investigated associations between cancer …

Additive contributions of childhood adversity and recent stressors to inflammation at midlife: Findings from the MIDUS study.

CE Hostinar, ME Lachman, DK Mroczek… - Developmental …, 2015 - psycnet.apa.org
We examined the joint contributions of self-reported adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
and recent life events (RLEs) to inflammation at midlife, by testing 3 competing theoretical …

Examining the interrelationships between mindfulness‐based interventions, depression, inflammation, and cancer survival

DA Marinovic, RL Hunter - CA: a cancer journal for clinicians, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is highly prevalent in those diagnosed with cancer and is also associated with
poorer prognostic outcomes. Mindfulness‐based interventions are effective in reducing …

Psychosocial intervention effects on adaptation, disease course and biobehavioral processes in cancer

MH Antoni - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2013 - Elsevier
A diagnosis of cancer and subsequent treatments place demands on psychological
adaptation. Behavioral research suggests the importance of cognitive, behavioral, and …

Review of yoga therapy during cancer treatment

SC Danhauer, EL Addington, SJ Sohl, A Chaoul… - Supportive Care in …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Reviews of yoga research that distinguish results of trials conducted during (versus
after) cancer treatment are needed to guide future research and clinical practice. We …