Increased stress susceptibility and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction : early markers of psychosis vulnerability?
Background: Individuals with psychosis are characterised by increased exposure and reactivity to psychosocial stressors and abnormal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function [i.e., elevated cortisol levels, a blunted cortisol awakening response (CAR), and pituitary volume abnormalities]. T...
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King's College London (University of London)
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.677033 |