Life stress, the "kindling" hypothesis, and the recurrence of depression: considerations from a life stress perspective.

By S. Monroe, Kate L. Harkness. Psychology Review, 2005

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Subfields: Behavioral Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology

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All for one and one for all: Mental disorders in one dimension (2018, background): “Stress sensitization occurs as individuals who are exposed to early maltreatment are more vulnerable to disorders that are triggered by later, proximal stressors, many of which are brought about through stress generation (109).”
Stigma Consciousness, Racial Microaggressions, and Sleep Disturbance Among Asian Americans (2017, result): “The findings are consistent with a sensitization or “kindling” model (Monroe & Harkness, 2005) of discrimination whereby a prior history of repeated experiences of unfair treatment increases a person’s vulnerability.”
Stressors and Turning Points in High School and Dropout (2015, background): “For instance, adolescents may become more sensitive to stress after having experienced child abuse or previous episodes of mental illness (Monroe & Harkness, 2005; Morris, Ciesla, & Garber, 2010; Stroud, Davila, & Moyer, 2008).”
A Unified Model of Depression (2016, positive): “…between stress and severe depression appears to change over multiple episodes, such that an individual’s “threshold” of stress necessary to precipitate onset may decrease over recurrences (referred to as “the kindling effect”; e.g., Post, 1992; Stroud et al., 2011; see Monroe & Harkness, 2005).”
The evolution of the cognitive model of depression and its neurobiological correlates. (2008, background): “Moreover, the triggering events of successive episodes of depression become progressively milder, suggesting a “kindling” effect (13, 14).”
Prospective Relationship between Negative Affective Reactivity to Daily Stress and Depressive Symptoms (2011, background): “However, in O’neill et al. (2004), neuroticism did not play a significant role, and their findings for nA and PA reactivity were obtained despite its control.”
Stress generation in depression: A systematic review of the empirical literature and recommendations for future study (2010, background): “…one, with 70 to 80% of these eventually experiencing a third episode, and 90% of individuals with three past episodes going on to experience a fourth (American Psychiatric Association, 2000; Burcusa & Iacono, 2007; Lewinsohn, Zeiss & Duncan, 1989; Monroe & Harkness, 2005; Solomonet al., 2000).”