Friedman, Esther M.; Karlamangla, Arun S.; Almeida, David M. - In: Social Science & Medicine 74 (2012) 4, pp. 607-615
Chronic stress has been implicated in a variety of adverse health outcomes, from compromised immunity to cardiovascular disease to cognitive decline. The hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis has been postulated to play the primary biological role in translating chronic stress into ill...