Journal article
The effect of depression, anxiety and early life trauma on the cortisol awakening response during pregnancy: Preliminary results
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of maternal depression and anxiety on the cortisol awakening response (CAR), a marker of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function, during pregnancy. Sixty-six pregnant women were studied between 25 and 33 weeks of gestation and were identified as either Depressed (n=33) or healthy, Control (n=33), based on depression scores and lifetime psychiatric history. Saliva samples were …
Authors
Shea AK; Streiner DL; Fleming A; Kamath MV; Broad K; Steiner M
Journal
Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 32, No. 8-10, pp. 1013–1020
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.07.006
ISSN
0306-4530