Decreased Cortisol Levels in Adolescent Girls With Conduct Disorder
Archives of General PsychiatryPublished 1 March 2001
Kathleen Pajer, William Gardner, Robert T. Rubín, James M. Perel, Stephen M Neal
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Morning plasma cortisol levels were significantly diminished in adolescent girls with CD, and appear to be most strongly associated with antisocial girls who do not have other psychiatric disorders.
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Morning plasma cortisol levels were significantly diminished in adolescent girls with CD. Decreased cortisol levels appear to be most strongly associated with antisocial girls who do not have other psychiatric disorders.
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