Background Chronic stress frequently manifests with anxiety and/or depressive
symptomatology and may have detrimental cardiometabolic effects over time. As such …

Background: Specific nostril breathing is known to influence autonomic functions. Aim: The
study was to assess the effects of right nostril breathing (RNB) and left nostril breathing …

Objective To examine psychological health as a mechanism linking economic pressure and
marital instability in the early middle years to poor physical health in later life. Background …

Introduction Mental health disorders are prevalent in the United States, Iraq, and
Afghanistan war veterans. Mental illness, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

Anxiety and anxiety disorders are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, and
reduced quality of life. Despite this, no comprehensive study on the global prevalence of …

Affected autonomic heart regulation is implicated in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular
diseases and is associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, although …

Objective: Mind–body practices that elicit the relaxation response (RR) have been
demonstrated to reduce blood pressure (BP) in essential hypertension (HTN) and may be an …

An established body of research indicates that discrimination is associated with increased
symptoms of anxiety and negative affect. However, the association cannot be interpreted …

Functional hypercortisolism (FH) is caused by conditions able to chronically activate
hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and usually occurs in cases of major depression …

Anxiety has been linked to onset of cardiovascular disease. This study examines the
differential impact of types of anxiety (panic, phobia and worry) on 3-year onset of non-fatal …