Substantial evidence from various studies suggests a preeminent role for early adverse
experiences in the development of psychopathology. The most recent studies reviewed here …

Background The link between the abnormalities of the Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)
axis and depression has been one of the most consistently reported findings in psychiatry. At …

Early life stress (ELS; sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, and
emotional neglect) has been the focus of numerous studies. It has been associated with the …

Background Depression and anxiety have been associated with a range of symptoms that
often overlap. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale‐21 (DASS-21) is a single instrument to …

Background Depression is widespread among adolescents and seriously endangers their
quality of life and academic performance. Developing strategies for adolescent depression …

The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the main international concerns regarding its
impact on mental health. The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of …

Objective: The authors conducted a comprehensive meta-analysis of MRI region-of-interest
and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) …

It is now broadly accepted that psychological stress may change the internal homeostatic
state of an individual. During acute stress, adaptive physiological responses occur, which …

The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) is an instrument in the assessment of
mental health status. The current study recruited 1,532 Chinese hospital workers [74.4 …

The neuronal circuitry underlying the complex relationship between stress, mood and food
intake are slowly being unravelled and several studies suggest a key role herein for the …