2021
Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder following Exposure to Substantiated Child Maltreatment
Shenk CE, O’Donnell K, Pokhvisneva I, Kobor MS, Meaney MJ, Bensman HE, Allen EK, Olson AE. Epigenetic Age Acceleration and Risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder following Exposure to Substantiated Child Maltreatment. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 2021, 51: 651-661. PMID: 33471576, PMCID: PMC8289945, DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1864738.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Stress hormones and posttraumatic stress symptoms following paediatric critical illness: an exploratory study
Als LC, Picouto MD, O’Donnell K, Nadel S, Cooper M, Pierce CM, Kramer T, Glover VAS, Garralda ME. Stress hormones and posttraumatic stress symptoms following paediatric critical illness: an exploratory study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2016, 26: 511-519. PMID: 27995329, PMCID: PMC5394132, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-016-0933-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric critical illnessPosttraumatic stress symptomsCritical illnessHealthy controlsEvening cortisolCortisol concentrationsExploratory case-control studyStress symptomsModest independent predictorCase-control studyEvening cortisol concentrationsBasal cortisol concentrationsPICU admissionPICU groupIndependent predictorsSeptic illnessSymptoms of PTSDSignificant positive associationStudy of childrenPrimary analysisMultivariate analysisSecondary analysisCortisol regulationConsecutive weekdaysStress hormones