PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PRENATAL GLUCOCORTCOID EXPOSURE IN 10-YEAR-OLD-CHILDREN

PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PRENATAL GLUCOCORTCOID EXPOSURE IN 10-YEAR-OLD-CHILDREN

Background: Prenatal stress seems to have long-lasting effects on biological and psychological processes of the offspring. However, to date, there have been no studies investigating the effects of prenatal glucocorticoid exposure on psychological, endocrine, and autonomic responses to a standardized...

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Main Authors: Katja eErni, Luljeta eShaqiri, Roberto eLa Marca, Roland eZimmermann, Ulrike eEhlert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Children
HPA axis
Acute Psychosocial Stress
Prenatal Glucocorticoids
Psychobiological Reactivity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2012.00104/full

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