Alterations of hair cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone in mother-infant-dyads with maternal childhood maltreatment

Abstract Background Child maltreatment (CM) has severe effects on psychological and physical health. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, the major stress system of the body, is dysregulated after CM. The analysis of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in scalp hair presents a new a...

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Published in:BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors: K. Schury, A. M. Koenig, D. Isele, A. L. Hulbert, S. Krause, M. Umlauft, S. Kolassa, U. Ziegenhain, A. Karabatsiakis, F. Reister, H. Guendel, J. M. Fegert, I.-T. Kolassa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Subjects:
Cortisol
DHEA
Hair
Childhood maltreatment
Pregnancy
Transgenerational
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-017-1367-2

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