Maternal distress and child neuroendocrine and immune regulation

Jenna L. Riis, Douglas A. Granger, Cynthia S. Minkovitz, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Janet A. DiPietro and Sara B. Johnson

Social Science & Medicine, 2016, vol. 151, issue C, 206-214

Abstract: Neuroendocrine-immune regulation is essential for maintaining health. Early-life adversity may cause dysregulation in the neuroendocrine-immune network through repeated activation of the stress response, thereby increasing disease risk.

Keywords: Salivary cortisol; Cytokines; Children; Maternal mental health; Acute stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.12.043

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