Article
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia and risk for psychiatric disorders in girls and women born between 1915 and 2010: A total population study.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Oct 2015
Engberg Hedvig, Butwicka Agnieszka, Nordenström Anna, Hirschberg Angelica Lindén, Falhammar Henrik, Lichtenstein Paul, Nordenskjöld Agneta, Frisén Louise, Landén Mikael
Abstract excerpt
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a chronic condition and individuals are exposed to elevated androgen levels in utero as a result of the endogenous cortisol deficiency. Prenatal androgen exposure has been suggested to influence mental health, but population based studies on psychiatric mor...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alcoholism
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies
- Emotional Adjustment
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Male