Although acute stress has been associated with transient immunosuppression, little is
known about the immunologic consequences of chronic stress in humans. In order to …

Demands of caregiving for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients have been reported to affect
the psychological and immunological health of the caregivers. The question of whether the …

To address the long-term physiological consequences of chronic stressors, 14 continuing or
current family caregivers of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, 17 former AD caregivers, and …

Providing long-term care for a demented relative profoundly affects caregivers' lives. We
assessed changes in depression, immune function, and health in 69 spousal caregivers …

This review presents recent studies examining the relationship between acute and chronic
stressors, changes in immune function, and interpersonal relationships. Data are given …

We compared 71 family caregivers of dementia sufferers and 58 control subjects on three
different immune measures relevant to latent herpes simplex virus Type 1 (HSV-1) infection …

To test a diathesis–stress model of psychopathology, the authors examined the rates of
current and lifetime psychiatric disorders in 82 spouse caregivers of Alzheimer's disease …

This study investigated whether the stress of caregiving alters cellular immune responses to
acute psychological stressors. Twenty-seven women caring for a spouse with a progressive …

Objective Influenza and pneumonia account for significant morbidity and mortality,
particularly in older individuals. Previous studies have shown that spousal caregivers of …

Objective The chronic stress of caregiving may lead to sympathetic nervous system
activation and immune suppression. β 2-adrenergic receptors are expressed on all immune …