@article{ref1,
title="Childhood trauma and basal cortisol in people with personality disorders",
journal="Comprehensive psychiatry",
year="2009",
author="Flory, Janine D. and Yehuda, Rachel and Grossman, Robert and New, Antonia S. and Mitropoulou, Vivian and Siever, Larry J.",
volume="50",
number="1",
pages="34-37",
abstract="This study examined the influence of various forms of childhood abuse on basal cortisol levels in a sample of adults with Axis II personality disorders. Participants included 63 adults (n = 19 women) who provided basal plasma cortisol samples and completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Linear regression analyses that included all 5 subscales (ie, sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect and emotional neglect) demonstrated that physical abuse was related to lower cortisol levels (beta = -.43, P = .007), consistent with prior literature. In contrast, physical neglect was associated with higher cortisol (beta = .36, P = .02), after controlling for other forms of abuse. Results are consistent with the view that childhood trauma has long-lasting neurobiological effects and suggest that different forms of trauma may have distinct biological effects.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-440X",
doi="10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.05.007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2008.05.007"
}