Effects of childhood trauma on cortisol levels in suicide attempters and ideators

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 88, Issue , 2018, Pages 9-16

  O'Connor, Daryl B ^a   Green, Jessica A ^a   Ferguson, Eamonn ^b   O'Carroll, Ronan E ^c   O'Connor, Rory C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adversity; Allostatic load; Chronic stress; Depression; HPA axis; Suicide

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADOLESCENT; AUTOMUTILATION; CHEMISTRY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85033552059     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.11.004     Document Type: Article

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