Increased dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is associated with anxiety in adolescent girls

Volume: 119, Pages: 104751 - 104751
Published: Sep 1, 2020
Abstract
The pubertal period is a time of rapid increase in the incidence of anxiety disorders, and thus, pubertal hormones may play a role in the precipitation of anxious psychopathology. DHEA, a steroid hormone that surges in adolescence, has been previously linked to anxiety, although the direction of this effect has been mixed. Using a cross-sectional design in a sample of 286 adolescent girls, the present study examined associations between salivary...
Paper Details
Title
Increased dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is associated with anxiety in adolescent girls
Published Date
Sep 1, 2020
Volume
119
Pages
104751 - 104751
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