Hostile Marital Interactions, Proinflammatory Cytokine Production, and Wound Healing
Author(s) -
Janice K. KiecoltGlaser,
Timothy J. Loving,
Jeffrey R. Stowell,
William B. Malarkey,
Stanley Lemeshow,
Stephanie Dickinson,
Ronald Glaser
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.62.12.1377
Subject(s) - proinflammatory cytokine , cytokine , medicine , tumor necrosis factor alpha , marital status , clinical psychology , psychology , inflammation , immunology , population , environmental health
A growing epidemiological literature has suggested that marital discord is a risk factor for morbidity and mortality. In addition, depression and stress are associated with enhanced production of proinflammatory cytokines that influence a spectrum of conditions associated with aging.
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