Additive contributions of childhood adversity and recent stressors to inflammation at midlife: Findings from the MIDUS study

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1630-1644

  Hostinar, Camelia E ^a   Lachman, Margie E ^b   Mroczek, Daniel K ^a   Seeman, Teresa E ^c   Miller, Gregory E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood adversity; Depression; Inflammation; Stress; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; BLOOD; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; URINE;

AGED; BIOMARKERS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLAMMATION; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84946477211     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000049     Document Type: Article

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