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Stress

MedGen UID:
20971
•Concept ID:
C0038435
•
Finding
Synonyms: State of stress; Stress - value
SNOMED CT: Stress (73595000); State of stress (73595000); Stress - value (262188008); Stress (262188008)

Definition

The negative mental, emotional, and physical reactions that occur when environmental stressors are perceived as exceeding the individual''s adaptive capacities. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVStress

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recovery and Performance in Sport: Consensus Statement.
Kellmann M, Bertollo M, Bosquet L, Brink M, Coutts AJ, Duffield R, Erlacher D, Halson SL, Hecksteden A, Heidari J, Kallus KW, Meeusen R, Mujika I, Robazza C, Skorski S, Venter R, Beckmann J
Int J Sports Physiol Perform 2018 Feb 1;13(2):240-245. Epub 2018 Feb 19 doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2017-0759. PMID: 29345524
Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria.
Thompson AJ, Banwell BL, Barkhof F, Carroll WM, Coetzee T, Comi G, Correale J, Fazekas F, Filippi M, Freedman MS, Fujihara K, Galetta SL, Hartung HP, Kappos L, Lublin FD, Marrie RA, Miller AE, Miller DH, Montalban X, Mowry EM, Sorensen PS, Tintoré M, Traboulsee AL, Trojano M, Uitdehaag BMJ, Vukusic S, Waubant E, Weinshenker BG, Reingold SC, Cohen JA
Lancet Neurol 2018 Feb;17(2):162-173. Epub 2017 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(17)30470-2. PMID: 29275977
Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
Bornstein SR, Allolio B, Arlt W, Barthel A, Don-Wauchope A, Hammer GD, Husebye ES, Merke DP, Murad MH, Stratakis CA, Torpy DJ
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2016 Feb;101(2):364-89. Epub 2016 Jan 13 doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-1710. PMID: 26760044Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Minority stress theory: Application, critique, and continued relevance.
Frost DM, Meyer IH
Curr Opin Psychol 2023 Jun;51:101579. Epub 2023 Apr 6 doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2023.101579. PMID: 37270877Free PMC Article
The neuroendocrinology of stress: the stress-related continuum of chronic disease development.
Agorastos A, Chrousos GP
Mol Psychiatry 2022 Jan;27(1):502-513. Epub 2021 Jul 21 doi: 10.1038/s41380-021-01224-9. PMID: 34290370
Nutrients and Oxidative Stress: Friend or Foe?
Tan BL, Norhaizan ME, Liew WP
Oxid Med Cell Longev 2018;2018:9719584. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1155/2018/9719584. PMID: 29643982Free PMC Article
High-Risk Stress Fractures: Diagnosis and Management.
McInnis KC, Ramey LN
PM R 2016 Mar;8(3 Suppl):S113-24. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.09.019. PMID: 26972260
Conservation of resources. A new attempt at conceptualizing stress.
Hobfoll SE
Am Psychol 1989 Mar;44(3):513-24. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.44.3.513. PMID: 2648906

Diagnosis

Stress Management Methods in Children and Adolescents: Past, Present, and Future.
Zisopoulou T, Varvogli L
Horm Res Paediatr 2023;96(1):97-107. Epub 2022 Sep 12 doi: 10.1159/000526946. PMID: 36096110
Stress and cancer: mechanisms, significance and future directions.
Eckerling A, Ricon-Becker I, Sorski L, Sandbank E, Ben-Eliyahu S
Nat Rev Cancer 2021 Dec;21(12):767-785. Epub 2021 Sep 10 doi: 10.1038/s41568-021-00395-5. PMID: 34508247
High-Risk Stress Fractures: Diagnosis and Management.
McInnis KC, Ramey LN
PM R 2016 Mar;8(3 Suppl):S113-24. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2015.09.019. PMID: 26972260
Post-traumatic stress disorder: theory and treatment update.
Kirkpatrick HA, Heller GM
Int J Psychiatry Med 2014;47(4):337-46. doi: 10.2190/PM.47.4.h. PMID: 25084856
The concepts of stress and stress system disorders. Overview of physical and behavioral homeostasis.
Chrousos GP, Gold PW
JAMA 1992 Mar 4;267(9):1244-52. PMID: 1538563

Therapy

Does Ashwagandha supplementation have a beneficial effect on the management of anxiety and stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Akhgarjand C, Asoudeh F, Bagheri A, Kalantar Z, Vahabi Z, Shab-Bidar S, Rezvani H, Djafarian K
Phytother Res 2022 Nov;36(11):4115-4124. Epub 2022 Aug 25 doi: 10.1002/ptr.7598. PMID: 36017529
Interventions for adults with a history of complex traumatic events: the INCiTE mixed-methods systematic review.
Melton H, Meader N, Dale H, Wright K, Jones-Diette J, Temple M, Shah I, Lovell K, McMillan D, Churchill R, Barbui C, Gilbody S, Coventry P
Health Technol Assess 2020 Sep;24(43):1-312. doi: 10.3310/hta24430. PMID: 32924926Free PMC Article
Effects of Tart Cherry Juice on Biomarkers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Older Adults.
Chai SC, Davis K, Zhang Z, Zha L, Kirschner KF
Nutrients 2019 Jan 22;11(2) doi: 10.3390/nu11020228. PMID: 30678193Free PMC Article
Clinical trials: Kids are not just little people.
Naka F, Strober B, Shahriari M
Clin Dermatol 2017 Nov-Dec;35(6):583-593. Epub 2017 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2017.08.008. PMID: 29191349
Aripiprazole for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review.
Britnell SR, Jackson AD, Brown JN, Capehart BP
Clin Neuropharmacol 2017 Nov/Dec;40(6):273-278. doi: 10.1097/WNF.0000000000000251. PMID: 29059134

Prognosis

Hearts and Minds: Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: Unsung Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease.
Silverman AL, Herzog AA, Silverman DI
Cardiol Rev 2019 Jul/Aug;27(4):202-207. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000228. PMID: 30130257
Broken heart, tako-tsubo or stress cardiomyopathy? Metaphors, meanings and their medical impact.
Efferth T, Banerjee M, Paul NW
Int J Cardiol 2017 Mar 1;230:262-268. Epub 2016 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.129. PMID: 28041712
Cancer incidence and mortality projections in the UK until 2035.
Smittenaar CR, Petersen KA, Stewart K, Moitt N
Br J Cancer 2016 Oct 25;115(9):1147-1155. Epub 2016 Oct 11 doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.304. PMID: 27727232Free PMC Article
Mechanisms linking nonalcoholic fatty liver disease with coronary artery disease.
Nseir W, Shalata A, Marmor A, Assy N
Dig Dis Sci 2011 Dec;56(12):3439-49. Epub 2011 Jun 8 doi: 10.1007/s10620-011-1767-y. PMID: 21655948
Surviving cancer.
Andersen BL
Cancer 1994 Aug 15;74(4 Suppl):1484-95. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940815)74:4+<1484::aid-cncr2820741614>3.0.co;2-9. PMID: 8062180

Clinical prediction guides

Preoperative Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography and Clinical Factors for Assessment of Cardiac Risk after Noncardiac Surgery.
Cullen MW, McCully RB, Widmer RJ, Schroeder DR, Salonen BR, Raslau D, Sundsted KK, Mohabbat AB, Dougan BM, Bierle DM, Widmer A, Banerjee D, Gaba P, Tellez R, Kane GC, Pellikka PA, Mauck KF
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2020 Apr;33(4):423-432. Epub 2020 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.11.015. PMID: 32089383
Utility of the cold pressor test to predict future cardiovascular events.
Pouwels S, Van Genderen ME, Kreeftenberg HG, Ribeiro R, Parmar C, Topal B, Celik A, Ugale S
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2019 Apr;17(4):305-318. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.1080/14779072.2019.1598262. PMID: 30916592
Relative apical sparing of longitudinal strain using two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography is both sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.
Phelan D, Collier P, Thavendiranathan P, Popović ZB, Hanna M, Plana JC, Marwick TH, Thomas JD
Heart 2012 Oct;98(19):1442-8. Epub 2012 Aug 3 doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302353. PMID: 22865865
Development of a new resilience scale: the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC).
Connor KM, Davidson JR
Depress Anxiety 2003;18(2):76-82. doi: 10.1002/da.10113. PMID: 12964174
On intrapartum fetal monitoring.
Cibils LA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996 Apr;174(4):1382-9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70689-0. PMID: 8623874

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review and meta-analysis of poor sleep, insomnia symptoms and stress in undergraduate students.
Gardani M, Bradford DRR, Russell K, Allan S, Beattie L, Ellis JG, Akram U
Sleep Med Rev 2022 Feb;61:101565. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101565. PMID: 34922108
Reducing stress, anxiety and depression in undergraduate nursing students: Systematic review.
Aloufi MA, Jarden RJ, Gerdtz MF, Kapp S
Nurse Educ Today 2021 Jul;102:104877. Epub 2021 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104877. PMID: 33905898
Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on employees' mental health: A systematic review.
Janssen M, Heerkens Y, Kuijer W, van der Heijden B, Engels J
PLoS One 2018;13(1):e0191332. Epub 2018 Jan 24 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191332. PMID: 29364935Free PMC Article
Association between psychosocial stress and hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Liu MY, Li N, Li WA, Khan H
Neurol Res 2017 Jun;39(6):573-580. Epub 2017 Apr 17 doi: 10.1080/01616412.2017.1317904. PMID: 28415916
A literature review on stress and coping strategies in nursing students.
Labrague LJ, McEnroe-Petitte DM, Gloe D, Thomas L, Papathanasiou IV, Tsaras K
J Ment Health 2017 Oct;26(5):471-480. Epub 2016 Dec 14 doi: 10.1080/09638237.2016.1244721. PMID: 27960598

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