Sensitivity to stress among the offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: A study of daytime cortisol levels

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2447-2457

  Ostiguy, C S ^a   Ellenbogen, M A ^a   Walker, C D ^b   Walker, E F ^c   Hodgins, S ^d,e,f  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; cortisol; cortisol awakening response; interpersonal stress; stress sensitivity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOOD DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUEBEC; RISK; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054922237     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711000523     Document Type: Article

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