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Stress and infectious disease in humans.
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This article reviews research on the role of stress in infectious disease as measured either by illness behaviors (symptoms and use of health services) or by verified pathology. Substantial evidence was found for an association between stress and increased illness behavior, and less convincing but provocative evidence was found for a similar association between stress and infectious pathology. Introverts, isolates, and persons lacking social skills may also be at increased risk for both illness behaviors and pathology. Psychobiological models of how stress could influence the onset and progression of infectious disease and a psychological model of how stress could influence illness behaviors are proposed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cohen, S., & Williamson, G. M.
- Affiliations
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- ORCID
- Cohen, Sheldon
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 1991
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 5-24
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W1985248606
- Cited by
- 756
- References
- 140
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 20 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 75 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 14 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 24 · 2014: 31 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 20
- FWCI
- 12.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- KiltHub Repository (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5t32mh017184-06, 5r01ai023072-04, 5k02mh000721-10)
- National Institute of Mental Health (K02-MH-00721, MH17184)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (AI 23072)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
- Keywords
- stress, infectious diseases, illness behavior, health care utilization, psychobiological model, introversion, social isolation, social skills
- MeSH terms
- Communicable Diseases, Disease Susceptibility, Humans, Life Change Events, Risk Factors, Sick Role, Stress, Psychological
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