Mental health consequences of stress and trauma: allostatic load markers for practice and policy with a focus on Indigenous health

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Berger, Maximus;Juster, Robert-Paul;Sarnyai, Zoltán
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Objective: Mental health, well-being, and social life are intimately related as is evident from the higher incidence of psychiatric illness in individuals exposed to social stress and adversity. Several biological pathways linking social adversity to health outcomes are heavily investigated in the aims of facilitating early identification and prevention of adverse health outcomes. We provide a practice-orientated overview of the allostatic load model and how it relates to metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidity in psychiatric disorders. Conclusions: Allostatic load brings together a set of neuroendocrine, metabolic, immune and cardiovascular biomarkers that are elevated in individuals with adverse early life experiences and are predictive of cardiovascular and metabolic risk in psychiatric illness of critical importance for Indigenous Australians.

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Australasian Psychiatry

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23

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1440-1665

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6

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Informa Healthcare

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10.1177/1039856215608281