Early neglect and abuse predict diurnal cortisol patterns in adults. A study of international adoptees

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 660-669

  van der Vegt, Esther J M ^a   van der Ende, Jan ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^b   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Early maltreatment; Hypercortisolism; Hypocortisolism; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOPTED CHILD; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64049105924     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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