The association of potential stressors with hair steroids in parents with small children: The Ulm SPATZ Health Study

Hair steroid concentrations have been implicated as potential indicators of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function. Yet, previous studies have reported only weak associations between questionnaire-based measurements of stress or related constructs and hair cortisol concentrations (hairF), details see in various systematic reviews (Bates et al., 2017; Stalder et al., 2017; Mustonen et al., 2018) and subsequent original reports (Janssens et al., 2017; Gerber et al., 2017; Herr et al., 2017; CORtisolNETwork (CORNET) Consortium et al., 2017; Boss é et al., 2018; Mayer et al., 2018; van der Meij et al., 2018).

Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - November 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: S Braig, T Stalder, C Kirschbaum, D Rothenbacher, J Genuneit Source Type: research