The cost of chronic stress in childhood: Understanding and applying the concept of allostatic load

Psychodynamic Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 469-480

  Katz, Debra A ^a   Sprang, Ginny ^a   Cooke, Circe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b New River Valley Community Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ALLOSTASIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ALLOSTASIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; OBESITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84868620394     PISSN: 21622590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pdps.2012.40.3.469     Document Type: Article

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