Cortisol in the morning and dimensions of anxiety, depression, and aggression in children from a general population and clinic-referred cohort: An integrated analysis. The TRAILS study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1281-1298

  Dietrich, Andrea ^a   Ormel, Johan ^a   Buitelaar, Jan K ^b   Verhulst, Frank C ^c   Hoekstra, Pieter J ^a   Hartman, Catharina A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Anxiety; Children; Cognitive affective; Cortisol awakening response; Depression; Morning cortisol levels; Proactive aggression; Reactive aggression; Somatic

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; TRACKING ADOLESCENTS INDIVIDUAL LIVES STUDY;

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SALIVA; SELF REPORT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84878641546     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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