Pre-schoolers suffering from psychiatric disorders show increased cortisol secretion and poor sleep compared to healthy controls

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 590-599

  Hatzinger, Martin ^a,b   Brand, Serge ^b   Perren, Sonja ^c   von Wyl, Anges ^c   Stadelmann, Stephanie ^d   von Klitzing, Kai ^d   Holsboer Trachsler, Edith ^b  

^a Psychiatric Services Solothurn   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Cortisol; Pre schoolers; Psychiatric disorders; Sleep

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERKINESIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VICTIM;

EID: 84859823359     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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