The notion that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger has scientific backing. Emerging research in the field of cross-adaptation theory reveals that controlled exposure to certain stressors can ...

People who have experienced chronic stress or trauma often report feeling unlucky or doomed. This isn’t superstition; it’s a ...

Minority stress describes the stressful situations individuals may encounter due to their ethnicity, race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Everyone experiences stress from time to time.

A new study has found that while exposure to stressful life events or circumstances was associated with worse biological health, experiencing financial strain, in particular, had the strongest ...

Stress is our body’s response to any demand, challenge or change that disrupts our usual norms, explains Adrian Jacques ...

Mental health services force electroshock, rarely asking about causes like childhood adversities and recent stressors; few ...