The association between salivary hormone levels and children's inpatient aggression: A pilot study

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 475-484

  Barzman, Drew H ^a   Mossman, Douglas ^b   Appel, Kacey ^a   Blom, Thomas J ^b   Strawn, Jeffrey R ^b   Ekhator, Nosa N ^b   Patel, Bianca ^c   Delbello, Melissa P ^b   Sorter, Michael ^a   Klein, David ^a   Geracioti Jr , Thomas D ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; BRACHA; Child; Hormones; Psychiatric hospitalization

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CLONIDINE; GUANFACINE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DSM-IV-TR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL WORKER; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANDROSTENOLS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INPATIENTS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84888641698     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: 15736709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-013-9260-8     Document Type: Article

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