TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Neuroendocrine dysregulations in sexually abused children and adolescents: a systematic review
JO  - Progress in brain research
A1  - Bicanic, I. A. E.
A1  - Meijer, M.
A1  - Sinnema, G.
A1  - van de Putte, Elise M.
A1  - Olff, Miranda
SP  - 303
EP  - 306
VL  - 167
IS  - 
N2  - Several studies provided evidence for neuroendocrine dysregulations in adults with a history of child sexual abuse. This review focuses on neuroendocrine studies in sexually abused children and adolescents, dating from January 1, 1990 to January 1, 2007 and obtained from a systematic Medline Indexed literature search to identify endocrine correlates of child sexual abuse. Results from studies on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (re)activity showed to be inconclusive. Studies on the sympathetic nervous system provided evidence for a higher baseline activity of this system in sexually abused children and adolescents. Factors contributing to divergent outcomes will be discussed and suggestions for future research will be presented.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0079-6123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0079-6123(07)67028-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -