Salivary cortisol: A possible biomarker in evaluating stress and effects of interventions in young foster children?

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-12

  Van Andel, Hans W H ^a   Jansen, Lucres M C ^b   Grietens, Hans ^c   Knorth, Erik J ^c   Van Der Gaag, Rutger Jan ^d  

^a Dimence Mental Health Care ^*  (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Family foster care; Foster children; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis (HPA axis); Intervention; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOPTED CHILD; CAREGIVER; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHRONIC STRESS; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84895076678     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-013-0439-1     Document Type: Review

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