Stressful aftermath of early losses
College students who had lost a parent to death or had grown up feeling emotionally separated from their parents exhibited especially elevated blood pressure and hormonal responses to stress later in life.
References:
Luecken, L.J. 1998. Childhood attachment and loss experiences affect adult cardiovascular and cortisol function. Psychosomatic Medicine 60(November/December):765.
Sources:
Linda J. Luecken
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3926
Durham, NC 27710
From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 25 & 26, December 19 & 26, 1998, p. 397. Copyright Ó 1998 by Science Service.
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