Effects of childhood trauma, daily stress, and emotions on daily cortisol levels in individuals vulnerable to suicide - O'Connor DB, Branley-Bell D, Green JA, Ferguson E, O'Carroll RE, O'Connor RC.

Suicide is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, as measured by cortisol levels, has been identified as 1 potential risk factor. Evidence has indicated that childhood trauma is associated w...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news