It has long been understood that people who are under constant (“chronic”) and acute traumatic stress are at high risk of developing anxiety and depressive disorders. Over the last 10-20 years,…
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Two facts have emerged from research over the last two decades about racial discrimination in the United States. A plethora of research papers across disciplines have documented the fact that…
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Extensive research over several decades, some of it led by investigators supported by BBRF, has demonstrated that stress, including psychosocial stress (stress that arises from social interactions)…
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There is considerable evidence that exposure to stressful life events can increase the risk that a vulnerable individual will go on to have a first psychotic episode. It has also been established…
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Repeated exposures to stress, and especially severe stress, are known to impair the brain’s ability to process thoughts and emotions, and can have a harmful impact on health. Among these impacts are…
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