Prospective effects of post-Bereavement negative events on cortisol activity in parentally bereaved youth

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 394-400

  Hagan, Melissa J ^a   Luecken, Linda J ^a   Sandler, Irwin N ^a   Tein, Jenn Yun ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Cortisol; Parental loss; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIFE EVENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBJECT RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77951467689     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20433     Document Type: Article

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