Childhood maltreatment affects cortisol and alpha-amylase stress reactivity
Patterns of cortisol and alpha-amylase reactivity to psychosocial stress in maltreated women Author: Mielock AS, et al. (2017), Journal of Affective Disorders BACKGROUND: Childhood maltreatment can trigger enduring changes in major stress response systems, particularly in the context of major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the relative impact of maltreatment versus MDD on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and […]