HPA -axis responses to an interpersonal stress task among socially anxious older adolescents

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation is linked to physical health problems and several psychiatric disorders, but is not well documented for social anxiety disorder (SAD). SAD often emerges in adolescence and precedes several other psychiatric disorders. Therefore, HPA-axis respon...

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Main Author: Seeley, Elizabeth
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2007
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3275758