Increased morning adrenocorticotrophin hormone (ACTH) levels in women with postpartum thoughts of harming the infant

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 924-928

  Labad, Javier ^a   Vilella, Elisabet ^a   Reynolds, Rebecca M ^b   Sans, Teresa ^c   Cavallé, Pere ^d   Valero, Joaquín ^a   Alonso, Pino ^e   Menchón, José Manuel ^e   Labad, Antonio ^a   Gutiérrez Zotes, Alfonso ^a  

^a IISPV   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL VERGE DE LA CINTA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ACTH; Harm; HPA axis; Postpartum; Stress; Thoughts

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LACTATION; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POSTPARTUM THOUGHTS OF HARMING THE INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD ABUSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOTHERS; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; THINKING;

EID: 79956333832     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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