The Cortisol Paradox of Trauma-Related Disorders: Lower Phasic Responses but Higher Tonic Levels of Cortisol Are Associated with Sexual Abuse in Childhood

OBJECTIVES: Inconsistent findings exist for the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in patients with stress related disorders. Recent studies point towards early life stress as a potential modulator. METHODS: We investigated the impact of childhood sexual abuse on phasic (saliv...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Schalinski, Inga, Elbert, Thomas, Steudte-Schmiedgen, Susann, Kirschbaum, Clemens
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552952/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26317554
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136921
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