The impact of maternal childhood abuse on maternal and infant HPA axis function in the postpartum period

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 686-693

  Brand, Sarah R ^a   Brennan, Patricia A ^a   Newport, D Jeffrey ^b   Smith, Alicia K ^b   Weiss, Tamara ^b   Stowe, Zachary N ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Cortisol; Depression; Early life stress; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SALIVA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952539722     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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