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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and autonomic nervous system activity in disruptive children and matched controls.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Nov 2000
van Goozen S H, Matthys W, Cohen-Kettenis P T, Buitelaar J K, van Engeland H
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OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether a pattern of lower autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity is found in children with disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) under nonstressful and stressful conditions, and whether such a pattern would correspond with their feelings of control and negative emotionality. METHOD: The effects of stress were studied by comparing cortisol...
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