Objectives Workplace-based selective prevention of mental health problems currently relies
on subjective evaluation of stress complaints. Hair cortisol captures chronic stress …

Background As the prevalence of depression is increasing among youth in the US, research
on the utility of biomarkers in predicting depressive symptomatology is burgeoning. Hair …

In a previous study, we examined hair cortisol concentrations (HCCs) in children when first
entering elementary school (at 4 years). In this follow-up study, we examined their HCC …

Assessment of cortisol concentrations in hair is one of the latest innovations for measuring
long-term cortisol exposure. We performed a systematic review of correlates of cortisol in …

Evidence on the association of work stress with cortisol levels is inconsistent and mostly
stems from Western countries, with limited generalizability to other regions of the world …

Background: We report on the preliminary results of two independent studies that (1)
compare the hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) of healthy controls with patients displaying …

BACKGROUND: It's indicated negative-perceived stress could induce worse health status
and change of cortisol secretion. OBJECTIVES: To assess salivary cortisol levels in two …

Psychosocial and socioeconomic adversity in early childhood (termed 'social adversity') can
have lifelong detrimental effects on health and development. Physiological stress is one …

Although numerous studies have described the relationship between HPA axis
dysregulation and internalizing symptoms among adolescents, research using hair cortisol …

The main objective of this study was to investigate the contribution of some personality traits
to the physiological and psychological response to a standardized laboratory psychosocial …