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Psychological stress

MedGen UID:
21349
•Concept ID:
C0038443
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Life Stress; Life Stresses; Psychologic Stress; Psychological Stress; Psychological Stresses; Psychological Stressor; Psychological Stressors; Stress, Life; Stress, Psychologic; Stress, Psychological; Stressor, Psychological
SNOMED CT: Psychological stress (73595000)

Definition

Stress wherein emotional factors predominate. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment.
Bisgaard TH, Allin KH, Keefer L, Ananthakrishnan AN, Jess T
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Nov;19(11):717-726. Epub 2022 Jun 22 doi: 10.1038/s41575-022-00634-6. PMID: 35732730
Primary Dysmenorrhea: Assessment and Treatment.
Guimarães I, Póvoa AM
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet 2020 Aug;42(8):501-507. Epub 2020 Jun 19 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1712131. PMID: 32559803Free PMC Article
Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorders.
Espay AJ, Aybek S, Carson A, Edwards MJ, Goldstein LH, Hallett M, LaFaver K, LaFrance WC Jr, Lang AE, Nicholson T, Nielsen G, Reuber M, Voon V, Stone J, Morgante F
JAMA Neurol 2018 Sep 1;75(9):1132-1141. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.1264. PMID: 29868890Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Psychological stress in inflammatory bowel disease: Psychoneuroimmunological insights into bidirectional gut-brain communications.
Ge L, Liu S, Li S, Yang J, Hu G, Xu C, Song W
Front Immunol 2022;13:1016578. Epub 2022 Oct 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1016578. PMID: 36275694Free PMC Article
Psychological Stress and Cellular Aging in Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.
Kruk J, Aboul-Enein BH, Bernstein J, Gronostaj M
Oxid Med Cell Longev 2019;2019:1270397. Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1155/2019/1270397. PMID: 31814865Free PMC Article
Psychological Stress, Inflammation, and Coronary Heart Disease.
Wirtz PH, von Känel R
Curr Cardiol Rep 2017 Sep 20;19(11):111. doi: 10.1007/s11886-017-0919-x. PMID: 28932967
Type 2 diabetes mellitus and psychological stress - a modifiable risk factor.
Hackett RA, Steptoe A
Nat Rev Endocrinol 2017 Sep;13(9):547-560. Epub 2017 Jun 30 doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2017.64. PMID: 28664919
Impact of psychological stress on irritable bowel syndrome.
Qin HY, Cheng CW, Tang XD, Bian ZX
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Oct 21;20(39):14126-31. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14126. PMID: 25339801Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The tumor-nerve circuit in breast cancer.
Cui Q, Jiang D, Zhang Y, Chen C
Cancer Metastasis Rev 2023 Jun;42(2):543-574. Epub 2023 Mar 31 doi: 10.1007/s10555-023-10095-1. PMID: 36997828Free PMC Article
Psychological stress in inflammatory bowel disease: Psychoneuroimmunological insights into bidirectional gut-brain communications.
Ge L, Liu S, Li S, Yang J, Hu G, Xu C, Song W
Front Immunol 2022;13:1016578. Epub 2022 Oct 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1016578. PMID: 36275694Free PMC Article
The Effects of Psychological Stress on Depression.
Yang L, Zhao Y, Wang Y, Liu L, Zhang X, Li B, Cui R
Curr Neuropharmacol 2015;13(4):494-504. doi: 10.2174/1570159x1304150831150507. PMID: 26412069Free PMC Article
Impact of psychological stress on irritable bowel syndrome.
Qin HY, Cheng CW, Tang XD, Bian ZX
World J Gastroenterol 2014 Oct 21;20(39):14126-31. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14126. PMID: 25339801Free PMC Article
Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.
Rowland RW
Ann Periodontol 1999 Dec;4(1):65-73; discussion 78. doi: 10.1902/annals.1999.4.1.65. PMID: 10863376

Therapy

Effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing for reducing physiological and psychological stress in adults: a quantitative systematic review.
Hopper SI, Murray SL, Ferrara LR, Singleton JK
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep 2019 Sep;17(9):1855-1876. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003848. PMID: 31436595
Music therapy reduces stress and anxiety in critically ill patients: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.
Umbrello M, Sorrenti T, Mistraletti G, Formenti P, Chiumello D, Terzoni S
Minerva Anestesiol 2019 Aug;85(8):886-898. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.19.13526-2. PMID: 30947484
An examination of the anxiolytic effects of exercise for people with anxiety and stress-related disorders: A meta-analysis.
Stubbs B, Vancampfort D, Rosenbaum S, Firth J, Cosco T, Veronese N, Salum GA, Schuch FB
Psychiatry Res 2017 Mar;249:102-108. Epub 2017 Jan 6 doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.12.020. PMID: 28088704
Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Usual Care on Back Pain and Functional Limitations in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Balderson BH, Cook AJ, Anderson ML, Hawkes RJ, Hansen KE, Turner JA
JAMA 2016 Mar 22-29;315(12):1240-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.2323. PMID: 27002445Free PMC Article
Stress and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Visceral Pain: Relevance to Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Moloney RD, Johnson AC, O'Mahony SM, Dinan TG, Greenwood-Van Meerveld B, Cryan JF
CNS Neurosci Ther 2016 Feb;22(2):102-17. Epub 2015 Dec 10 doi: 10.1111/cns.12490. PMID: 26662472Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Psychological factors increase the risk of ovarian cancer.
Geng S, Zhang X, Zhu X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Sun Y
J Obstet Gynaecol 2023 Dec;43(1):2187573. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2023.2187573. PMID: 36920175
FIFA World Cup 2018.
Hamm W, Bogner-Flatz V, von Stülpnagel L, Klemm M, Huber BC, Rizas KD, Kanz KG, Bauer A, Brunner S
Eur Heart J 2018 Dec 14;39(47):4139-4142. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy757. PMID: 30551140
Health outcomes of bereavement.
Stroebe M, Schut H, Stroebe W
Lancet 2007 Dec 8;370(9603):1960-73. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61816-9. PMID: 18068517
Psychological aspects of obesity.
Fabricatore AN, Wadden TA
Clin Dermatol 2004 Jul-Aug;22(4):332-7. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.01.006. PMID: 15475235
The grieving spouse.
Greenblatt M
Am J Psychiatry 1978 Jan;135(1):43-7. doi: 10.1176/ajp.135.1.43. PMID: 337812

Clinical prediction guides

Cardiovascular Imaging of Biology and Emotion: Considerations Toward a New Paradigm.
Meadows JL, Shah S, Burg MM, Pfau S, Soufer R
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2020 Aug;13(8):e011054. Epub 2020 Aug 7 doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.011054. PMID: 32762255Free PMC Article
Physiological reactivity to psychological stress in human pregnancy: current knowledge and future directions.
Christian LM
Prog Neurobiol 2012 Nov;99(2):106-16. Epub 2012 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2012.07.003. PMID: 22800930Free PMC Article
Understanding uncertainty.
Spiegelhalter DJ
Ann Fam Med 2008 May-Jun;6(3):196-7. doi: 10.1370/afm.848. PMID: 18474880Free PMC Article
Predicting postnatal depression.
Honey KL, Bennett P, Morgan M
J Affect Disord 2003 Sep;76(1-3):201-10. doi: 10.1016/s0165-0327(02)00085-x. PMID: 12943950
Predictors of postpartum depression: an update.
Beck CT
Nurs Res 2001 Sep-Oct;50(5):275-85. doi: 10.1097/00006199-200109000-00004. PMID: 11570712

Recent systematic reviews

Effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing for reducing physiological and psychological stress in adults: a quantitative systematic review.
Hopper SI, Murray SL, Ferrara LR, Singleton JK
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep 2019 Sep;17(9):1855-1876. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003848. PMID: 31436595
Stress, epigenetics and depression: A systematic review.
Park C, Rosenblat JD, Brietzke E, Pan Z, Lee Y, Cao B, Zuckerman H, Kalantarova A, McIntyre RS
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019 Jul;102:139-152. Epub 2019 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.04.010. PMID: 31005627
Music therapy reduces stress and anxiety in critically ill patients: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.
Umbrello M, Sorrenti T, Mistraletti G, Formenti P, Chiumello D, Terzoni S
Minerva Anestesiol 2019 Aug;85(8):886-898. Epub 2019 Apr 3 doi: 10.23736/S0375-9393.19.13526-2. PMID: 30947484
Mindfulness-based stress reduction for healthy individuals: A meta-analysis.
Khoury B, Sharma M, Rush SE, Fournier C
J Psychosom Res 2015 Jun;78(6):519-28. Epub 2015 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.03.009. PMID: 25818837
Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Goyal M, Singh S, Sibinga EM, Gould NF, Rowland-Seymour A, Sharma R, Berger Z, Sleicher D, Maron DD, Shihab HM, Ranasinghe PD, Linn S, Saha S, Bass EB, Haythornthwaite JA
JAMA Intern Med 2014 Mar;174(3):357-68. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.13018. PMID: 24395196Free PMC Article

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