High correlation between salivary cortisol awakening response and the psychometric profiles of healthy children

Conclusions: Salivary CAR was associated with various mood states of healthy female children but diurnal salivary cortisol AUC was not. Salivary CAR may be a biomarker of the physical and mental condition of healthy female children.
Source: BioPsychiSocial Medicine - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: research