Alterations in the neuroendocrinological stress response to acute psychosocial stress in adolescents engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury
Summary: Objective:To investigate the neuroendocrinological stress response to acute psychosocial stress in a clinical sample of female adolescents engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Methods: The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), a standardized psychosocial stress protocol, was performed in...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Psychoneuroendocrinology
Year: 2011, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 157-161 |
| ISSN: | 1873-3360 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453011001624
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| Author Notes: | Michael Kaess, Markus Hille, Peter Parzer, Christiane Maser-Gluth, Franz Resch, Romuald Brunner |
| Summary: | Summary: Objective:To investigate the neuroendocrinological stress response to acute psychosocial stress in a clinical sample of female adolescents engaging in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). Methods: The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), a standardized psychosocial stress protocol, was performed in 14 female patients who engaged in NSSI and 14 healthy control subjects. NSSI was assessed by the Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation (FASM). Salivary cortisol, heart rate, and affective states, assessed by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), were measured during the TSST. Results: We found an attenuated cortisol response to acute psychosocial stress in female adolescents with NSSI, whereas no group differences were observed in heart rate and emotional response to the TSST. Conclusions: These findings indicate that the HPA axis is hyporesponsive in adolescents with NSSI. Therefore, reduced secretion of cortisol could play a role in promoting vulnerability of these individuals to acute stress and maladaptive stress responses. |
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| Item Description: | Available online 15 June 2011 DOI funktioniert nicht Gesehen am 31.07.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1873-3360 |