Stress and Illness in Adults

Stress has been associated with various illnesses affecting the adult population. Therefore, the association between cardiovascular disease, cancer, and depression with stress in adults will provide crucial insights into the role stress plays in mitigating adult well-being.Cardiovascular diseases have been extensively associated with stress. Oxidative stress is the underlying mechanism for numerous adult diseases, such as cardiovascular disease (Rodríguez-Rodríguez, 2018). Therefore, adults are at a higher risk of developing this disease if exposed to oxidative stress. Additionally, work or private life stress are risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease in adults (Kivimäki & Steptoe, 2018). This impact of stress on disease development is not only limited to cardiovascular diseases since it is also a risk factor for the progression and development of depression. Generally, different forms of stress are risk factors associated with depression and cardiovascular disease.