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The effects of child maltreatment on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.

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Van Voorhees, E; Scarpa, A
Published in: Trauma Violence Abuse
October 2004

Abnormal functioning of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, a critical mammalian stress response system, has been associated with emotional responses such as anxiety and depression, as well as with behavioral and cognitive processes such as aggression, learning and memory deficits, and failure of response inhibition. This review examines the evidence for HPA axis dysregulation related to childhood maltreatment. It is concluded that child maltreatment may lead to disruptions in HPA axis functioning, and that factors such as age of maltreatment, parental responsiveness, subsequent exposure to stressors, type of maltreatment, and type of psychopathology or behavioral disturbance displayed may influence the degree and patterning of HPA disturbance.

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Trauma Violence Abuse

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ISSN

1524-8380

Publication Date

October 2004

Volume

5

Issue

4

Start / End Page

333 / 352

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Risk Factors
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System
  • Personality Disorders
  • Memory Disorders
  • Male
  • Life Change Events
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
  • Humans
 

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Van Voorhees, E., & Scarpa, A. (2004). The effects of child maltreatment on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Trauma Violence Abuse, 5(4), 333–352. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838004269486
Van Voorhees, Elizabeth, and Angela Scarpa. “The effects of child maltreatment on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.Trauma Violence Abuse 5, no. 4 (October 2004): 333–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838004269486.
Van Voorhees E, Scarpa A. The effects of child maltreatment on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2004 Oct;5(4):333–52.
Van Voorhees, Elizabeth, and Angela Scarpa. “The effects of child maltreatment on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.Trauma Violence Abuse, vol. 5, no. 4, Oct. 2004, pp. 333–52. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1524838004269486.
Van Voorhees E, Scarpa A. The effects of child maltreatment on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2004 Oct;5(4):333–352.
Journal cover image

Published In

Trauma Violence Abuse

DOI

ISSN

1524-8380

Publication Date

October 2004

Volume

5

Issue

4

Start / End Page

333 / 352

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Risk Factors
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System
  • Personality Disorders
  • Memory Disorders
  • Male
  • Life Change Events
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
  • Humans