Persistent heightened cortisol awakening response and adolescent internalizing symptoms: A 3-year longitudinal community study

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 767-777

  Nelemans, Stefanie A ^a   Hale III, William W ^a   Branje, Susan J T ^a   Van Lier, Pol A C ^b   Jansen, Lucres M C ^c   Platje, Evelien ^c   Frijns, Tom ^d   Koot, Hans M ^b   Meeus, Wim H J ^a,e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^e TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR); Depression; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CHEMISTRY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; NETHERLANDS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SALIVA;

EID: 84903521598     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-013-9820-2     Document Type: Article

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