Symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children are associated with cortisol responses to psychosocial stress but not with daily cortisol levels

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1471-1476

  Pesonen, Anu Katriina ^a,b   Kajantie, Eero ^b,d   Jones, Alexander ^c   Pyhälä, Riikka ^a   Lahti, Jari ^a   Heinonen, Kati ^a   Eriksson, Johan G ^a,d,f,g,h   Strandberg, Timo E ^e   Räikkönen, Katri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI AND HELSINKI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g FOLKHÄLSAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Finland)

^h VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

ADHD; Child; Cortisol; HPA; Stress; TSST C

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 80053954041     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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