Maltreatment and diurnal cortisol regulation: A meta-analysis

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 78, Issue , 2017, Pages 57-67

  Bernard, Kristin ^a   Frost, Allison ^a   Bennett, Charles B ^b   Lindhiem, Oliver ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Cortisol; HPA axis; Hypocortisolism; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGE; AGGREGATE EFFECT SIZE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD MALTREATMENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIURNAL CORTISOL SLOPE; HEDGES FORMULA; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85012306199     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.01.005     Document Type: Article

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