Sex Differences in Cortisol Level and Neurobehavioral Disinhibition in Children of Substance Abusers.

Pajer, Kathleen; Gardner, William; Kirillova, Galina P.; Vanyukov, Michael M.

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ERIC Number: EJ674242

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

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ISSN: ISSN-1067-828X

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Sex Differences in Cortisol Level and Neurobehavioral Disinhibition in Children of Substance Abusers.

Pajer, Kathleen; Gardner, William; Kirillova, Galina P.; Vanyukov, Michael M.

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, v10 n4 p65-76 2001

Determines the extent to which cortisol level covaries with psychological dysregulation. Results indicated that dysregulation was higher and cortisol level lower in boys compared to girls. Concludes that boys and girls differ with respect to biochemical indicators of stress reactivity underlying psychological dysregulation, a putative phenotype associated with the liability for SUD. (Contains 41 references and 5 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Biochemistry, Children, Etiology, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Stress Variables, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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