Association between self-reported childhood maltreatment and cortisol profiles in psychotic patients

Childhood maltreatment is extremely common in patients diagnosed with psychotic disorders. Moreover, it has been linked with impaired functioning of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis. Furthermore, abnormality of the HPA has been found in psychotic patients. Presence of childhood maltreatment c...

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Main Author: Valiquette, Luc François.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2008
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