Importance Recent estimates suggest that more than 50% of all deaths worldwide are
currently attributable to inflammation-related diseases. Psychosocial interventions may …

Classic theories of stress and health are largely based on assumptions regarding how
different psychosocial stressors influence biological processes that, in turn, affect human …

Background The COVID-19 era is a time of unprecedented stress, and there is widespread
concern regarding its short-and long-term mental health impact. Adolescence is a sensitive …

Elevated inflammation is a risk factor for many psychiatric (eg, depression) and somatic
conditions (eg, rheumatoid arthritis). Inflammation is influenced by psychosocial processes …

Adolescence is a period with opportunities and challenges for personal growth, social
commitment, and identity development. The peer context allows adolescents to acquire skills …

Although stress strongly predicts life satisfaction, the psychosocial mechanisms underlying
this association remain unclear. To investigate the possible mediating role of coping, we …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, pruritic and inflammatory, dry skin condition with many
known comorbidities. These include airway disease, food allergies, atopic eye disease and …

Peer relationships among youth have been examined as predictors of mental health
outcomes for at least fifty years, revealing dozens of discrete peer constructs that each are …

Stress and substance use disorders remain two of the most highly prevalent psychiatric
conditions and are often comorbid. While individually these conditions have a debilitating …

Anhedonia, or diminished pleasure and motivation, is a symptom of severe mental illness
(eg, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) that emerges during adolescence …