Stress and Health

Guest edited by Maggie Watson and Paul Jacobsen

The papers in this special issue cover topics ranging from possible psychological responses affecting the prognosis of cancer, through evaluation of distress, emotional issues and moderators of coping, to psychological intervention to support patients.

For more information please see the editorial.

Some of Stress and Health's most recent top cited papers are listed below for you to read;

Psychological and symptomatic stress-related disorders with radio-electric treatment: psychometric evaluation.
Rinaldi, S., Fontani, V., Aravagli, L. and Margotti, M. L.

Psychological distress and collision involvement among adult drivers
Mann, R. E., Asbridge, M., Stoduto, G., Smart, R. G., Goldbloom, D. S., Vingilis, E. R. and Wickens, C. M.

Sleep Consistency and Sufficiency: Are Both Necessary for Less Psychological Strain?
Barber, L. K., Munz, D. C., Bagsby, P. G. and Powell, E. D.

Read more top cited papers from Stress and Health.

2012 PAPER PRIZE WINNERS

The Editors are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 prizes for Best Paper and Best Reviewer:

Best Paper Overall winner:
A longitudinal study of the relationship between work engagement and symptoms of anxiety and depression
Innstrand ST, Langballe EM, Falkum E.

Runner-up:
Effects of Self-directed Stress Management Training and Home-based Exercise on Stress Management Skills in Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy
Phillips KM, Jim HS, Small BJ, Tanvetyanon T, Roberts WS, Jacobsen PB

Best Reviewer: Wendi Benson

We congratulate the winners and thank everyone who contributed to the journal in 2012 as authors or reviewers.

Please submit your abstracts to Dr. Ian de Terte

Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Do Stress and Coping Matter?
Bijal M. Shah, Gireesh V. Gupchup, Matthew E. Borrego et al.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety and Depression among the Elderly: A Survey of the Hard-hit Areas a Year After the Wenchuan EarthquakeZhen Zhang, Zhanbiao Shi, Li Wang, Mingxin Liu

Women in Midlife: Stress, Health and Life Satisfaction
Carol A. Darling, Catherine Coccia, Natalie Senatore

A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Work Engagement and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
Siw Tone Innstrand, Ellen Melbye Langballe, Erik Falkum

Emotional Labour in China: Do Perceived Organizational Support and Gender Moderate the Process?
Ashley E. Nixon, Liu-Qin Yang, Paul E. Spector, Xichao Zhang

The theory of preventive stress management: a 33-year review and evaluation
M. Blake Hargrove, James Campbell Quick, Debra L. Nelson, Jonathan D. Quick