Entries by Constance Cummings

The Anatomy of Loneliness by Chikako Ozawa-de Silva

CMB network member Chikako Ozawa-de Silva is the author of a forthcoming book from University of California Press (link to press information): About the Book Loneliness is everybody’s business. Neither a pathology nor a rare affliction, it is part of the human condition. Severe and chronic loneliness, however, is a threat to individual and public […]

Focused Discussion: Brian Dias (March 2021)

The amount of stress we experience is on a spectrum. Many types of early life stress are risk factors for later psychopathology, including stress related to nutritional environment, immune system functioning (maternal activation), and air pollution. Importantly, age of exposure – critical periods – matters. Cultural differences can also play important roles in terms of whether or not behavior is considered neglect or abuse.