Over the past decade, our understanding of the role of stress in serious mental illness has
become more sophisticated. In this paper, we revisit the neural diathesis-stress model of …

Salivary cortisol (sCort) and salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) constitute proxy measures of the
two major stress response systems, ie the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the …

Diurnal salivary cortisol profiles are valuable indicators of adrenocortical functioning in
epidemiological research and clinical practice. However, normative reference values …

Background Indices of cortisol activity, including the cortisol awakening response (CAR),
diurnal slope, and cortisol output across the day (total daily output), are often studied as …

The adolescent transition is marked by increases in stress exposure and significant
maturation of neural and hormonal stress processing systems. Variability in the development …

We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the HPA axis response to social stress in
studies that used the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), or comparable distressing paradigms …

Objective: Stress system dysregulation is considered to have an important role in the
aetiology of paediatric functional neurological (conversion) disorder. This study examined …

Objective Schizophrenia is associated with abnormal neuroimmunoendocrine function.
There is evidence for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis abnormalities in individuals …

The regulation of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis has received empirical
attention as a mechanism contributing to individual differences in health and human …

Background A combination of yoga practices has been documented to reduce stress and
stress-induced cortisol levels. The objective of the current study is to examine the effects of …