Your mental health isn’t just about willpower — it’s a dance between your unique vulnerabilities and the stressors you face. The stress-vulnerability (or diathesis-stress) model explains why some ...

Behavioral scientists have developed a virtual reality test that assesses a person's vulnerability to stress while exploring immersive environments. The resulting model offers the field of stress ...

New research used an animal model to demonstrate how abnormal sleep architecture can be a predictor of stress vulnerability. These important findings have the potential to inform the development of ...