Stress and Immune Biomarkers Interact with Parenting Behavior to Shape Anxiety Symptoms in Trauma-Exposed Youth

The relations between stress and the immune system in general and their interdependence in the context of chronic trauma in particular have been extensively studied (Boscarino, 2004; Heim et al., 2008; Segerstrom and Miller, 2004a, 2004b, 2004b). Stress-induced hormonal alterations have been linked with changes in the immune system as well as with behavioral, emotional, and cognitive processes that lead to physical illness and psychiatric problems (De Bellis and Zisk, 2014; Lupien et al., 2009).

Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - August 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Karen Yirmiya, Amir Djalovski, Shai Motsan, Orna Zagoory-Sharon, Ruth Feldman Source Type: research