Maternal stress beginning in infancy may sensitize children to later stress exposure: Effects on cortisol and behavior

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 776-784

  Essex, Marilyn J ^a   Klein, Marjorie H ^a   Cho, Eunsuk ^a   Kalin, Ned H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cortisol; Longitudinal; Maternal depression; Maternal stress; Mental health symptoms

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037108214     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(02)01553-6     Document Type: Article

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