The stress response in adolescents with inattentive type ADHD symptoms

William T. Randazzo; Samantha Dockray; Elizabeth J. Susman

doi:10.1007/s10578-007-0068-3

The stress response in adolescents with inattentive type ADHD symptoms

William T. Randazzo
, Samantha Dockray
, Elizabeth J. Susman

Pennsylvania State University

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis response to a stressor in adolescents with inattentive type attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms (ADHD-I). Method: Salivary cortisol was measured in threshold inattentive (TI, n = 7), moderately inattentive (MI, n = 13) and no symptom (comparison) (n = 19) groups of healthy, young adolescents, based on symptom counts, prior to and after an induced social/cognitive stressor. Results: The TI group displayed a significant decrease in cortisol post stressor whereas both the MI and comparison groups showed an increase in cortisol. Conclusion: The diagnostic threshold of inattentive type ADHD shows HPA axis dysregulation whereas the more mild form does not show dysfunction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-38
Number of pages	12
Journal	Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-007-0068-3
Publication status	Published - Mar 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Attention-deficit hyperactivity
Cortisol
HPA
Inattention
Stress

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