Abstract Purpose of Review Stress has long been suspected to be interrelated to
(abdominal) obesity. However, interindividual differences in this complex relationship exist …

Major depression represents a complex and prevalent psychological disease that is
characterized by persistent depressed mood, impaired cognitive function and complicated …

A lo largo de la vida, se experimenta estrés físico y mental de muchas formas y debido a
gran variedad de circunstancias. Sin embargo, falta mucho por conocer en relación a la …

Objective Research on HPA axis dysregulation has been associated with vulnerability to, or
perseverence of, several mental disorders. Hoever, measurements of cortisol levels in …

Aims Given the lasting impact of chronic paradoxical sleep deprivation (PSD) on behavior
and organism metabolic alternations, along with the role of the microbiome in …

Anxious depression appears to be a common and clinically relevant subtype of depression
as it predicts poorer course trajectories. As populations with anxious depression may benefit …

The aim of this narrative review is to consolidate knowledge on the role of the hypothalamic-
pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in depression pathophysiology at different reproductive stages …

It is debated as to whether major depressive disorder (MDD) and the burnout syndrome
represent different aspects of the same syndrome or whether they reflect separate entities. A …

Literature supports a causal role of stress in major depressive disorder (MDD). Hair cortisol
concentration (HCC) has been widely used as a measure of long-term stress. Although …

Focal brain injuries (in particular, stroke and traumatic brain injury) induce with high
probability the development of delayed (months, years) cognitive and depressive …