Diet, stress and mental health

JD Bremner, K Moazzami, MT Wittbrodt, JA Nye… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Introduction: There has long been an interest in the effects of diet on mental health, and the
interaction of the two with stress; however, the nature of these relationships is not well …

Posttraumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease: state of the science, knowledge gaps, and research opportunities

CJ O'Donnell, LS Longacre, BE Cohen… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by a persistent maladaptive reaction
after exposure to severe psychological trauma. Traumatic events that may precipitate PTSD …

Do psychiatric patients experience more psychiatric symptoms during COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown? A case-control study with service and research implications …

F Hao, W Tan, LI Jiang, L Zhang, X Zhao, Y Zou… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess and compare the immediate stress and psychological impact
experienced by people with and without psychiatric illnesses during the peak of 2019 …

Psychological and biological mechanisms linking trauma with cardiovascular disease risk

JA Sumner, S Cleveland, T Chen, JL Gradus - Translational psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, and
experiences of psychological trauma have been associated with subsequent CVD onset …

Longitudinal association between depression and inflammatory markers: results from the Netherlands study of depression and anxiety

F Lamers, Y Milaneschi, JH Smit, RA Schoevers… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background While cross-sectional associations of inflammatory markers interleukin-6 (IL-6)
and C-reactive protein with major depressive disorder are well established, evidence for …

Brain-heart connections in stress and cardiovascular disease: Implications for the cardiac patient

V Vaccarino, AJ Shah, PK Mehta, B Pearce, P Raggi… - Atherosclerosis, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of psychological stress on the physiology of the cardiovascular system, and on
the etiology and outcomes of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the object of intense …

Application of noninvasive vagal nerve stimulation to stress-related psychiatric disorders

JD Bremner, NZ Gurel, MT Wittbrodt… - Journal of personalized …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Vagal Nerve Stimulation (VNS) has been shown to be efficacious for the
treatment of depression, but to date, VNS devices have required surgical implantation, which …

Posttraumatic stress disorder following myocardial infarction: a systematic review

M Jacquet‐Smailovic, C Tarquinio, F Alla… - … of Traumatic Stress, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of the present review is to provide an overview of existing research that has
reported on the association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and ischemic …

Genetic association between post-traumatic stress disorder and cardiovascular disease: A scoping review

A Lim, M Pasini, S Yun, J Gill, B Koirala - Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex psychiatric disorder
associated with adverse long-term health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease …

Transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation blocks stress-induced activation of interleukin-6 and interferon-γ in posttraumatic stress disorder: a double-blind, randomized …

JD Bremner, NZ Gurel, Y Jiao, MT Wittbrodt… - Brain, Behavior, & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly disabling condition associated with
alterations in multiple neurobiological systems, including increases in inflammatory function …