Advancing gestation does not attenuate biobehavioural coherence between psychological distress and cortisol

Biological Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-51

  Giesbrecht, Gerald F ^a   Campbell, Tavis ^b   Letourneau, Nicole ^a   Kaplan, Bonnie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biobehavioural coherence; HPA axis; Pregnancy; Psychological distress; Salivary cortisol; Stress response

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSE TIME; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SENSE OF COHERENCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84874681722     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.01.019     Document Type: Article

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