“…work stress, job insecurity, anxiety, social isolation) and their respective effect on CVD risk Ferrie et al, 2013;Hernandez et al, 2014;Aiello et al, 2009). Furthermore, the relative new field of psychoneuroimmunology, which addresses the multi-directional interactions between the central nervous system, the endocrine system and the immune system, is now providing mechanistic insight into ways by which (perceived) stressors can be translated into physiological changes (Glaser and KiecoltGlaser, 2005).…”