UMLS: C0038435

Definition: “A working definition of stress that fits many human situations is a condition in which an individual is aroused and made anxious by an uncontrollable aversive challenge—for example, stuck in heavy traffic on a motorway, a hostile employer, unpaid bills, or a predator. Stress leads to a feeling of fear and anxiety. Depending on the circumstances, the fear response can lead to either fight or flight. The magnitude of the stress and its physiological consequences are influenced by the individual’s perception of their ability to cope with the stressor”.

We scored as TRUE: stress; stressed. When the word stress was noted. We also scored as TRUE: suspected diagnoses such as ‘suspected post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS)', stress headaches when pertaining to mental stress; ‘stress enuresis’; stress ulcus. We did NOT score: confirmed diagnoses of PTSS, anxiety disorders, anxiety (this is scored separately as ‘Anxiety'), panic disorders, surmenage/burn-out. These were scored in a separate section of the database. Explanation: Researchers must be aware that stress is scored whenever this is mentioned. This is different for every individual, but when it was mentioned in the clinical summary, we assume it was relevant enough to mention for that individual, and potentially had an influence on daily functioning or a disease course.

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