stress

Renowned scholar recognized as international expert in the field of stress and coping

Roxane Cohen Silver on how graphic images from catastrophic events depicted in the news may affect health

UCI has been awarded a five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study the sex-specific differences in circuits that connect the brain’s stress and reward centers. Building on the earlier discovery of how brain circuit operation is disrupted by exposure to early-life adversity, researchers will study the emergence of gender as […]

The University of California, Irvine recently hosted the “Mental Health Resources for Parents” panel discussion featuring campus and Irvine Unified School District experts to provide insights for parents into how to support their children’s mental health. Growing up is a difficult process and helping kids smoothly navigate the many changes they encounter is always challenging. […]

UC Irvine discovery offers new therapeutic target for treating mental illness

Parklike setting was most effective in reducing physiological and affective stress

Roxane Cohen Silver leads UCI team awarded a RAPID grant to begin survey

Research by Alison Holman finds negative mental, physical outcomes possible even if you weren’t there

The pandemic has caused much uncertainty, anxiety and stress, touching on every aspect of our lives. The impact of work stressors on the severity of COVID-19, particularly among essential workers, is discussed in an editorial published online in the April 2021 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and co-authored by UCI’s Peter Schnall, professor emeritus […]

Genuine smile also blunts stress-induced physiological responses, UCI-led study finds