Social support and longevity: Meta-analysis-based evidence and psychobiological mechanisms

J Vila - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Over the past 60 years, evidence has accumulated on the fundamental role of supportive
social relationships in individual health and longevity. This paper first summarizes the …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory models of post-traumatic stress disorder: The elusive bridge to translation

JE Dunsmoor, JM Cisler, GA Fonzo, SK Creech… - Neuron, 2022‏ - cell.com
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating mental illness composed of a
heterogeneous collection of symptom clusters. The unique nature of PTSD as arising from a …

Learning about safety: Conditioned inhibition as a novel approach to fear reduction targeting the develo** brain

P Odriozola, DG Gee - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2021‏ - psychiatryonline.org
Adolescence is a peak time for the onset of psychiatric disorders, with anxiety disorders
being the most common and affecting as many as 30% of youths. A core feature of anxiety …

Investigating the influence of social support on experimental pain and related physiological arousal: A systematic review and meta-analysis

X Che, R Cash, S Chung, PB Fitzgerald… - Neuroscience & …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Social support is demonstrated to have mixed effects on both pain and related physiological
arousal. In this study, a meta-analysis was conducted to characterise these effects. A total of …

Attachment processes in posttraumatic stress disorder: A review of mechanisms to advance theories and treatments

RA Bryant - Clinical Psychology Review, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Current conceptualisations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are driven by biological,
learning, and cognitive models that have shaped current treatments of the disorder. The …

Exploring the effect of loneliness on fear: implications for the effect of COVID-19-induced social disconnection on anxiety

EA Hornstein, NI Eisenberger - Behaviour research and therapy, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in many disruptions to daily
life, including an abrupt increase in social disconnection. As measures were put in place to …

A social safety net: develo** a model of social-support figures as prepared safety stimuli

EA Hornstein, NI Eisenberger - Current Directions in …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Although the presence of social-support figures (eg, close friends and family members) is
known to increase feelings of safety, reduce threat responses, and improve health, the route …

Reclassifying the unique inhibitory properties of social support figures: A roadmap for exploring prepared fear suppression

EA Hornstein, MG Craske, MS Fanselow… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Recent work has revealed that social support cues are powerful inhibitors of the fear
response. They are endowed with a unique combination of inhibitory properties, enabling …

Social support and fear-inhibition: an examination of underlying neural mechanisms

EA Hornstein, CJ Leschak, MH Parrish… - Social Cognitive and …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Recent work has demonstrated that reminders of those we are closest to have a unique
combination of effects on fear learning and represent a new category of fear inhibitors …

The added value of crosstalk between developmental circuit neuroscience and clinical practice to inform the treatment of adolescent anxiety

HC Meyer, A Fields, A Vannucci, DM Gerhard… - … Psychiatry Global Open …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Significant advances have been made in recent years regarding the developmental
trajectories of brain circuits and networks, revealing links between brain structure and …