Infant development plays a foundational role in optimal child development and health. Some
studies have demonstrated an association between maternal psychological distress and …

Most stress experiences are accompanied by physiological and psychological responses.
Laboratory stressors such as the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) induce reliable stress …

Background Epidemiological studies and meta‐analyses of predictive studies have
consistently demonstrated the importance of psychosocial and psychological variables as …

Childhood adversity is associated with physiologic dysregulation across multiple biological
systems; however, relatively little is known about whether these changes are reversible with …

The transition to motherhood is characterized by some of the most pronounced endocrine
changes a woman will experience in her lifetime. Unfortunately, matrescence is also a time …

Few studies have examined how different characteristics of maternal depression may be
associated with developmental outcomes among low-income children. The current study …

Research shows that a woman's brain and body undergo drastic changes to support her
transition to parenthood during the perinatal period. The presence of this plasticity suggests …

Background: Research on the effectiveness of treatments for subthreshold depression (sD)
is still scarce. The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of a web-based guided self …

Background Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is associated
with diverse adverse health outcomes, making it an important therapeutic target …

Pregnancy and postpartum are periods of high susceptibility to major depression (MD) and
other mood disorders. The peripartum period is also a time of considerable changes in the …