Psychological and Environmental Correlates of HPA Axis Functioning in Parentally Bereaved Children: Preliminary Findings

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 233-240

  Kaplow, Julie B ^a   Shapiro, Danielle N ^b   Wardecker, Britney M ^b   Howell, Kathryn H ^a   Abelson, James L ^a   Worthman, Carol M ^c   Prossin, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTAL DEATH; PARENTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84876120245     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21788     Document Type: Article

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