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Cortisol reactivity to stress among youth: stability over time and genetic variants for stress sensitivity.
Journal of abnormal psychology - 1 Feb 2015
Hankin Benjamin L, Badanes Lisa S, Smolen Andrew, Young Jami F
Abstract excerpt
Stress sensitivity may be one process that can explain why some genetically at-risk individuals are more susceptible to some types of stress-reactive psychopathologies. Dysregulation of the limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (LHPA) axis, including cortisol reactivity to challenge, represents a key aspect of stress sensitivity. However, the degree of stability over time among youth, especially differential...
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