A discordant monozygotic twin design shows blunted cortisol reactivity among bullied children

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 574-582.e3

  Ouellet Morin, Isabelle ^a   Danese, Andrea ^a   Bowes, Lucy ^a   Shakoor, Sania ^a   Ambler, Antony ^a   Pariante, Carmine M ^a   Papadopoulos, Andrew S ^a,b   Caspi, Avshalom ^a,c   Moffitt, Terrie E ^a,c   Arseneault, Louise ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bullying; cortisol; discordant MZ twin design; early life stress; HPA axis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EARLY LIFE STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TEST; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS TEST; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; TWIN DISCORDANCE; VICTIM;

EID: 79957862431     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2011.02.015     Document Type: Article

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