Journal article
The relation between early life adversity, cortisol awakening response and diurnal salivary cortisol levels in postpartum women
Abstract
Early life adversity has been associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction in both children and adults. However, in adulthood, most studies have focused on the effects of early adversity on HPA axis stress reactivity rather than the cortisol awakening response or diurnal cortisol profiles. The goal of this study was to examine the cumulative effects of early life adversity on the cortisol awakening response (CAR) and …
Authors
Gonzalez A; Jenkins JM; Steiner M; Fleming AS
Journal
Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 76–86
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2008.08.012
ISSN
0306-4530