Using the scholarly article you located on how stress can contribute to cell malfunction, describe the potential contribution of stress to cell malfunction and how this might affect a mental illness.

Breakdown of neurotransmission

Mental illnesses occur, in part, because of the breakdown of neurotransmission from one neuron to another. As you learned in this unit, stress also can be a major contributor to neurotransmission malfunction. Using the scholarly article you located on how stress can contribute to cell malfunction, describe the potential contribution of stress to cell malfunction and how this might affect a mental illness.