Associations between DSM-IV diagnosis, psychiatric symptoms and morning cortisol levels in a community sample of adolescents

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 723-733

  Young, Robert ^a   Sweeting, Helen ^a   West, Patrick ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; DSM IV; Morning cortisol; Psychiatric diagnosis; Psychiatric symptoms; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOOD DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOLS; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84863726491     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-011-0374-8     Document Type: Article

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