Long term effects of childhood trauma on cortisol stress reactivity in adulthood and relationship to the occurrence of depression

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 50, Issue , 2014, Pages 289-299

  Suzuki, Akiko ^a   Poon, Lucia ^b   Papadopoulos, Andrew S ^b   Kumari, Veena ^a   Cleare, Anthony J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Cortisol; Depression; Hormonal resilience; HPA axis; Image exposure; Stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; CHEMISTRY; COMPLICATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84908397604     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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