Examing the Levels of BDNF and Cortisol in Children and Adolescent Victims of Sexual Abuse-A Preliminary Study

Previous reports have suggested the biological and psychological effects of trauma induced by cortisol and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The present study compared the levels of BDNF, cortisol, and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in children and adolescent victims of sexual abuse to those without a trauma history.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - May 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Şeref Şimşek, Tuğba Yüksel, İbrahim Kaplan, Cem Uysal, Rümeysa Alaca Source Type: research