Examining 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