SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Hair cortisol as outcome parameter for psychological and neuropsychiatric interventions-a literature review.
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- Hair cortisol in a naturalistic sample of outpatients with depressive disorders - A secondary analysis of a randomized-controlled trial and a status update on psychoneuroendocrine markers for clinical practice.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026Article
- Are psychosocial factors and menopause symptoms related to hair cortisol concentrations among midlife Latinas? Results from theComprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026Article
- Hair Cortisol as a Biomarker of Chronic Stress in Community-Dwelling Adults With Longstanding Multiple Sclerosis.Western journal of nursing research · 2026Article
- Hair cortisol as psychotherapy process parameter - an inpatient pediatric psychosomatic study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Hair stress hormones in individuals with a recent suicide attempt experiencing a depressive episode.Neurobiology of stress · 2026Article
- Longitudinal assessment of changes in hair cortisol levels and associations with violence, poor mental health and harmful substance use among female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of change in naturalistic mental health care settings: study protocol for a longitudinal multimethod study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Hair cortisol concentration and mental health during childhood and adolescence: evidence that higher cortisol concentration is associated with externalizing problems in a large Brazilian population-based birth cohort.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Relationship of Hair Cortisol Concentration With Perceived and Somatic Stress Indices: Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Systemic Arterial Hypertension and Factors Associated with Blood Pressure Dysregulation in Companion Animals.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Behavioral, Physiological, and Pathological Approaches of Cortisol in Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Mindfulness-Based Interventions and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis: A Systematic Review.Neurology international · 2024Review
- Are There Biological Correlates of Response to Yoga-Based Interventions in Depression? A Critical Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Studies measuring hair cortisol concentration (HCC) have been increasingly conducted to document stress-related, endocrine changes aggregated over time. Previous studies have shown that HCC reflects abnormalities in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis (HPA axis) in the context of somatic diseases, such as Cushing's syndrome. HCC variations also reveal a corresponding alteration in HPA-axis-function in mental disorders, highlighting its potential role as a biomarker for interventions targeting mental health problems. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of HCC in various psychological and neuropsychiatric interventions and to explore the extent to which HCC can serve as a predictive or outcome parameter in such interventions by conducting a PRISMA-compliant review of the literature. Methods: From May to July 2022, the databases Results: The initial search identified 334 studies. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 14 publications with a total number of 1,916 participants were identified. An association between HCC and PTSD, depressive disorders, and ongoing social and family stress can be documented. The effect of relaxation techniques, mental training, CBT, or PTSD therapy on HCC has been studied with equivocal results. Some studies found decreased HCC after treatment, while others did not show a clear effect. Baseline HCC appears to be of particular importance. In some studies, higher baseline HCC was associated with increased treatment response, providing a predictive value for HCC. Discussion: HCC is increasingly being used as a biomarker for the mapping of psychological and neuropsychiatric interventions. However, due to the wide range of study populations and interventions, results are still heterogeneous. Nevertheless, HCC seems to be an encouraging biological parameter to describe the trajectory of different interventions aimed at improving mental health.
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