The interactive effects of elevated mid-afternoon cortisol and trauma history on PTSD symptoms in children: A preliminary study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1582-1585

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

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UCB PHARMA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA); Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms; Trauma

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SALIVA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70349814626     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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