title: Estimation of psychological stress in humans: a combination of theory and practice.
abstract: Stress has long been known to increase susceptibility to health disorders. In 2009, American Psychological Association further established association of stress to serious health problems. However, a quantitative and accurate way to evaluate and estimate stress status of individuals is still a big challenge. It has been shown, in large animal models using cattle, that psychological stress can be quantified as well as disease susceptibility could be predicted through biomarker discovery. Taking cue from those studies, we have evaluated and estimated psychological stress level of individuals theoretically and validated experimentally. Various biomarkers have also been identified which can be associated to psychological stress to predict stress status of unknown individuals.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Sachivalaya Marg, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Parul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: Sushri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Priyadarshini
authors.forename: Palok
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aich
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D016002:Discriminant Analysis; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States