APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
DHEA Moderates the Impact of Early Trauma on the HPA Axis
- Sarah Taylor-Cavelier
University of Michigan - Andrea Roberts
University of Michigan - Valerie Micol
University of Michigan - Nestor Lopez-Duran
University of Michigan
Abstract
We examined whether the impact of early trauma on the HPA axis stress response is impacted by DHEA/Cortisol ratios. We found that trauma was associated with shorter duration of the HPA axis response but only among individuals with high DHEA/Cortisol ratios.
Stress