The Destress for Success Program: Effects of a stress education program on cortisol levels and depressive symptomatology in adolescents making the transition to high school

Neuroscience

Volumn 249, Issue , 2013, Pages 74-87

  Lupien, S J ^a,b   Ouellet Morin, I ^a,b   Trepanier L ^a,c   Juster, R P ^a,d   Marin, M F ^a,b   Francois, N ^a   Sindi, S ^a,d   Wan, N ^a   Findlay, H ^a   Durand, N ^a   Cooper, L ^a   Schramek, T ^a   Andrews, J ^a,d   Corbo, V ^a,e   Dedovic, K ^a,f   Lai, B ^a,g   Plusquellec, P ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cortisol; Depression; Education program; School; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DESTRESS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY DELAY; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADOLESCENTS; CDI; CHILD DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CORTISOL; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HPA; HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENAL; LATENT GROWTH CURVE MODEL; LGCM; NOVELTY, UNPREDICTABILITY, THREAT TO PERSONALITY AND SENSE OF LOW CONTROL; NUTS; SCHOOL; SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SES; STRESS; VAMS; VISUAL ANALOG MOOD SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SCHOOLS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 84881546517     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.01.057     Document Type: Article

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