Adolescent Survivors of Hurricane Katrina: A Pilot Study of Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Functioning

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 527-547

  Pfefferbaum, Betty ^a   Tucker, Phebe ^a   Nitiéma, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Disaster; Hurricane Katrina; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937971701     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-014-9297-3     Document Type: Article

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