Controversy exists over the role of stress and depression in the pathophysiology of type 2
diabetes mellitus. Depression has been shown to increase the risk for progressive insulin …

Over the past two decades, research examining the impact of self-reported experiences of
discrimination on mental and physical health has increased dramatically. Studies have …

Racial disparities in health tend to be more pronounced at the upper ends of the
socioeconomic (SES) spectrum. Despite having access to above average social and …

Racial discrimination has been linked to allostatic load (ie, cumulative biological stress)
among African American women. However, limited attention has been given to psychosocial …

Background There is a high prevalence of cardiovascular disease across diverse groups in
the US population, and increasing research has identified stigma as a potential barrier to …

Perceived racial discrimination (PRD) has been associated with altered diurnal cortisol
rhythms in past cross-sectional research. We investigate whether developmental histories of …

We present the race-based disparities in stress and sleep in context model (RDSSC), which
argues that racial/ethnic disparities in educational achievement and attainment are partially …

Discrimination has consistently been associated with multiple adverse health outcomes.
Like other psychosocial stressors, discrimination is thought to impact health through stress …

Sexually-diverse individuals (those who seek sexual or romantic relationships with the same
and/or multiple genders) and gender-diverse individuals (those whose gender identity …

Rationale Although the relation between stress and physiology is well documented, attempts
at understanding the link between racial discrimination and cortisol output, specifically, have …