Cortisol Response to Stress in Female Youths Exposed to Childhood Maltreatment: Results of the Youth Mood Project
Biological PsychiatryPublished 13 February 2009Open access
Harriet L. MacMillan, Katholiki Georgiades, Eric Duku, Alison K. Shea, Meir Steiner, Anne Niec
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These findings provide further support for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation among maltreated youth and may assist in understanding the vulnerability of maltreatment youth to experience physical and mental health problems.
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These findings provide further support for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation among maltreated youth. Since the ability to respond to acute stressors by raising cortisol is important for health, these findings may assist in understanding the vulnerability of maltreated youth to experience physical and mental health problems.
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