Psychological stress is a major factor contributing to health discrepancies among
individuals. Sustained exposure to stress triggers signalling pathways in the brain, which …

Attachment theory has been generating creative and impactful research for almost half a
century. In this article we focus on the documented antecedents and consequences of …

Objective To update the 2008 consensus statements for the diagnosis and management of
critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency (CIRCI) in adult and pediatric patients …

Objective The purpose of this study was to explore the link between classroom teachers'
burnout levels and students' physiological stress response. Drawing from a stress-contagion …

Salivary cortisol is frequently used as a biomarker of psychological stress. However,
psychobiological mechanisms, which trigger the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis …

Mostly known as “the stress hormone”, cortisol has many essential functions in humans due
to its involvement in regulation of blood pressure, immune system, metabolism of protein …

Stress and stress-related health impairments are major problems in human life and
elucidating the biological pathways linking stress and disease is of substantial importance …

Stress is one of the most significant health problems in modern societies and the 21st
century. This explains a pressing need for investigations into the biological pathways linking …

Stress and pain are interleaved at multiple levels-interacting and influencing each other.
Both are modulated by psychosocial factors including fears, beliefs, and goals, and are …

Background Studies investigating salivary cortisol level as susceptibility marker for post-
traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) produced inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to …