Cortical thinning and neuropsychiatric outcomes in children exposed to prenatal adversity: A role for placental CRH?

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 471-479

  Sandman, Curt A ^a   Curran, Megan M ^a   Davis, Elysia Poggi ^a   Glynn, Laura M ^a   Head, Kevin ^a   Baram, Tallie Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN MATURATION; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL THICKNESS (BRAIN); EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLACENTA; PREDICTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSE TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; ABNORMALITIES; BRAIN CORTEX; CALIFORNIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEX FACTOR;

ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CALIFORNIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 85046398424     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.16121433     Document Type: Article

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