Psychological health throughout life and adult cortisol patterns at age 45y

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-97

  Power, Chris ^a   Li, Leah ^a   Atherton, Kate ^a   Hertzman, Clyde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth cohort; Cortisol; Externalising; Internalising behaviour; Psychological health

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONICITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649868712     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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