Stand Up to Stigma by Pernessa C. Seele

Author:Pernessa C. Seele
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2017-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

STIGMA AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Stress and psychological disorders that are often caused or intensified by stigma adversely affect the immune system. Chronic stress causes a deficiency of the immune system, resulting in the body’s inability to effectively fight germs, viruses, and disease. Thus, those plagued by chronic stress find that they take longer to heal from wounds, surgeries, colds, and diseases such as cancer. A weakened immune system can also drastically affect a person’s mood, leading to major changes in behavior and even schizophrenia. Depression is one of the most common responses, and it creates behavior changes such as poor eating habits, drug abuse, and sleep disorders that work to reduce white blood cell counts used to fight invading elements.5

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