Cortisol levels in response to starting school in children at increased risk for social phobia

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 462-474

  Russ, Stephanie J ^a   Herbert, Joe ^b   Cooper, Peter ^a   Gunnar, Megan R ^c   Goodyer, Ian ^b   Croudace, Tim ^b   Murray, Lynne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Cortisol; HPA axis; Intergenerational transmission; School adjustment; Social phobia; Social stressor

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL STRESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTHERS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SCHOOLS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857192169     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.07.014     Document Type: Article

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