scholarly journals Sleep and inflammation in resilient aging

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 20140009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Irwin
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Biological Pathway ◽  
Chronic Disease Risk ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Sleep quality is important to health, and increasingly viewed as critical in promoting successful, resilient aging. In this review, the interplay between sleep and mental and physical health is considered with a focus on the role of inflammation as a biological pathway that translates the effects of sleep on risk of depression, pain and chronic disease risk in aging. Given that sleep regulates inflammatory biologic mechanisms with effects on mental and physical health outcomes, the potential of interventions that target sleep to reduce inflammation and promote health in aging is also discussed.

Exploring the Role of Expectancies in the Mental and Physical Health Outcomes of Written Self-Disclosure

2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace L. Patterson ◽  
Jefferson A. Singer
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Emotional self-disclosure yields mental and physical health benefits. Methods for enhancing this intervention have largely been ignored in the literature. Building from research that indicates that expectations play a role in self-disclosure's outcomes, the current research examined expectations and self-disclosure. Health outcomes were assessed in 40 female college students who participated in a written self-disclosure exercise for 15 minutes for 3 consecutive days. In order to determine the interactive influence of self-disclosure and expectancy on mental and physical health outcomes, participants self-disclosed a traumatic or trivial topic and the researchers attempted to manipulate participants' expectancies concerning the benefits produced by self-disclosure. Women who disclosed traumas and were given the expectancy that disclosure would yield benefits had decreased interpersonal sensitivity and interpersonal alienation 1 month after disclosure. Limitations and recommendations are discussed. Creating positive expectations may represent a method for enhancing the positive effects of emotional expression.

The Effects of Polyvictimization on Mental and Physical Health Outcomes in an LGBTQ Sample

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Kassing ◽  
Tracy Casanova ◽  
James A. Griffin ◽  
Elizabeth Wood ◽  
Lara M. Stepleman
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

scholarly journals A composite measure of sleep health predicts concurrent mental and physical health outcomes in adolescents prone to eveningness

Sleep Health ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Dong ◽  
Armando J. Martinez ◽  
Daniel J. Buysse ◽  
Allison G. Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Composite Measure ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Cultivating dependence, denial, and self-blame: The use and effects of coercive tactics in intimate partner violence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy Veldhuis
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Abusive Relationships ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Physical Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Little research has investigated coercive tactics in intimate partner violence, and even less has examined coercive tactics among LGBTQIA+ relationships despite their higher rates of intimate partner violence. Abusers may consciously exploit these tactics to ensure dependence and enable continued abuse. To demonstrate this, I use research on abusers’ controlling and coercive tactics and delineate the predictable effects on victims such as lowering their awareness of the violence, decreasing the likelihood of disclosure, and locating blame for the abuse in the victim. In doing so, I also marshal the limited research on coercive tactics in LGBTQIA+ relationships to broaden understanding of coercive tactics in relationships outside of solely heterosexual couples. Abusive relationships in which coercive tactics are used to establish and maintain control may lead to worse mental and physical health outcomes for the victim and may be more violent than bi-directional violence and other forms of intimate partner violence. These dynamics may have unique and pernicious effects on LGBTQIA+ couples. Understanding the patterns of coercive behaviors may help abused partners decrease self-blame and understand the broader context in which they and their abuser are situated which is vital to better understand the dynamics of violence and to end violence.

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