ArticleBioMed research international2013
Reduced cortisol in boys with early-onset conduct disorder and callous-unemotional traits.
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- Psychosocial functioning and the cortisol awakening response: Meta-analysis, P-curve analysis, and evaluation of the evidential value in existing studies.Biological psychology · 2017Pooled it
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- Circadian cortisol secretion in adolescent girls with conduct disorder.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2023Article
- Compassion protects against vital exhaustion and negative emotionality.Motivation and emotion · 2021Article
- Adrenocortical Activity and Aggressive Behavior in Children: A Longitudinal Study on Risk and Protective Effects.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Empathy and mentalizing abilities in relation to psychosocial stress in healthy adult men and women.Heliyon · 2020Article
- Conduct Disorder: Biology and Developmental Trajectories.The Psychiatric quarterly · 2020Review
- Depression, violence and cortisol awakening response: a 3-year longitudinal study in adolescents.Psychological medicine · 2019Article
- Early Life Stress and Childhood Aggression: Mediating and Moderating Effects of Child Callousness and Stress Reactivity.Child psychiatry and human development · 2018Article
- Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Function in Children and Adults with Severe Antisocial Behavior and the Impact of Early Adversity.Current psychiatry reports · 2018Review
- The Role of the Lateral Hypothalamus in Violent Intraspecific Aggression-The Glucocorticoid Deficit Hypothesis.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2018Review
- Psychopathy to Altruism: Neurobiology of the Selfish-Selfless Spectrum.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Review
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- Cortisol Response to Stress in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2015Article
- Beyond physiological hypoarousal: the role of life stress and callous-unemotional traits in incarcerated adolescent males.Hormones and behavior · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundA growing body of evidence suggests an association between altered hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis reactivity and the development of persistent antisocial behavior in children. However the effects of altered cortisol levels remain poorly understood in the complex context of conduct disorder, callous-unemotional (CU) personality traits, and frequent comorbidities, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim of the current study was to investigate associations among CU traits, antisocial behavior, and comorbid ADHD symptomatology with cortisol levels in male children and adolescents.
methodsThe study included 37 boys with early-onset conduct disorder (EO-CD, mean age 11.9 years) and 38 healthy boys (mean age 12.5 years). Participants were subjected to multiple daytime salivary cortisol measurements and a psychometric characterization.
resultsSubjects in the EO-CD group with elevated CU traits showed a diminished cortisol awakening response compared to healthy participants. In the EO-CD group, high CU traits and impulsivity were associated with decreased diurnal cortisol levels, while associations with antisocial behavior were not detected. The cortisol awakening response was significantly inversely associated with hyperactivity (P = 0.02) and marginally significant with CU traits (P = 0.07).
conclusionsThese results indicate a specific association between CU traits and a diminished stress response, which is not explained by antisocial behavior in general.
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