Effect of service dogs on salivary cortisol secretion in autistic children

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1187-1193

  Viau, Robert ^a   Arsenault Lapierre, Geneviève ^b   Fecteau, Stéphanie ^a   Champagne, Noël ^a   Walker, Claire Dominique ^c   Lupien, Sonia ^b  

^a Fondation Mira   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^c DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Cortisol Awakening Response; Salivary cortisol; Service dogs

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 77955575786     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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