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Stress and Immunity: Age Enhances the Risks

2001; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/1467-8721.00105

1467-8721

Janice K. Kiecolt‐Glaser, Ronald Glaser,

Health, psychology, and well-being

A competent immune response is central to good health. There is good evidence that both aging and psychological stress can dysregulate immune function, resulting in changes in various aspects of the immune response that are large enough to have consequences for health. Older adults appear to show even greater immunological impairments associated with stress or depression than younger adults. Thus, the data suggest that aging interacts with stress and depression to enhance risks for morbidity and mortality among older adults.