Parental history of depression and higher basal salivary cortisol in unaffected child and adolescent offspring

There are contradictory findings regarding the associations of parental depression on the hypothalamic –pituitary–adrenal axis activity of their offspring. We aimed to explore the associations of parental depression on the diurnal salivary cortisol profile in their child and adolescent offspring.

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - February 26, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Jihui Zhang, Siu Ping Lam, Shirley Xin Li, Yaping Liu, Joey Wing Yan Chan, Michael Ho Ming Chan, Chung Shun Ho, Albert Martin Li, Yun Kwok Wing Tags: Research paper Source Type: research