Childhood maltreatment, pituitary volume and adolescent hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -Evidence for a maltreatment-related attenuation

Michael Kaess; Sarah Whittle; Laurie O'Brien-Simpson; Nicholas B Allen; Julian G Simmons

Journal article

Childhood maltreatment, pituitary volume and adolescent hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -Evidence for a maltreatment-related attenuation

Michael Kaess, Sarah Whittle, Laurie O'Brien-Simpson, Nicholas B Allen, Julian G Simmons

Psychoneuroendocrinology | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.08.004

University of Melbourne Researchers

Sarah Whittle Author Psychiatry

Nick Allen Author Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Julian Simmons Author Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research was supported by grants from the Colonial Foundation, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC; Australia; Program Grant 350241) and the Australian Research Council (ARC; Discovery Grant DP0878136). Dr. Whittle is supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (ID: 1007716).