Advances and future directions in the study of children's neurobiological responses to trauma and violence exposure

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 418-425

  Bevans, Katherine ^a   Cerbone, Arleen B ^b   Overstreet, Stacy ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; HPA axis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16244387201     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504269484     Document Type: Article

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