Child maltreatment and autonomic nervous system reactivity: Identifying dysregulated stress reactivity patterns by using the biopsychosocial model of challenge and threat

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 538-546

  McLaughlin, Katie A ^a   Sheridan, Margaret A ^b,c   Alves, Sonia ^d   Mendes, Wendy Berry ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Child maltreatment; Childhood adversity; Externalizing; Internalizing; Stress reactivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AMPLIFIER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHILD ABUSE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPH; IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL ARITHMETIC; MENTAL STRESS; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PRE EJECTION PERIOD; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REST; SOCIAL STRESS; SPEECH; STRESS REACTIVITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THREAT; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOGRAPHY, IMPEDANCE; CHILD ABUSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84914109100     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000098     Document Type: Article

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