Differences in hair cortisol to cortisone ratio between depressed and non-depressed adolescent women

Research on stress has demonstrated that the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis contributes to major depressive disorder in youth. Hair glucocorticoids are key biological markers of chronic stress. We assessed group differences in hair cortisol and cortisone concentrations, and the cortisol/c...

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Published in:	Stress
Main Authors:	Yasmine Zerroug, Marie-France Marin, Elyse Porter-Vignola, Patricia Garel, Catherine M. Herba
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Subjects:	Depression hair cortisol hair cortisone cortisol to cortisone ratio adolescence symptom severity
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/10253890.2025.2459726