Heim, Christine

Effects of stress throughout the lifespan on the brain, behaviour and cognition

Lupien, S. J., McEwen, B. S., Gunnar, M. R., & Heim, C. (2009) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 6,256

The role of childhood trauma in the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders: preclinical and clinical studies

Heim, C., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2001) · Biological Psychiatry

Child Abuse and TraumaStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 2,791

Pituitary-adrenal and autonomic responses to stress in women after sexual and physical abuse in childhood

Heim, C. (2000) · JAMA

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 1,968

The link between childhood trauma and depression: insights from HPA axis studies in humans

Heim, C., Newport, D. J., Mletzko, T., Miller, A. H., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2008) · Psychoneuroendocrinology

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 1,704

The potential role of hypocortisolism in the pathophysiology of stress-related bodily disorders

Heim, C., Ehlert, U., & Hellhammer, D. H. (2000) · Psychoneuroendocrinology

Stress Responses and CortisolAdrenal Hormones and Disorders

Cited by 1,688

Current research trends in early life stress and depression: Review of human studies on sensitive periods, gene–environment interactions, and epigenetics

Heim, C., & Binder, E. B. (2012) · Experimental Neurology

Child Abuse and TraumaStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 986

Childhood trauma associated with smaller hippocampal volume in women with major depression

Vythilingam, M., Heim, C., Newport, J., Miller, A. H., Anderson, E., Bronen, R., Brummer, M., Staib, L., Vermetten, E., Charney, D. S., et al. (2002) · American Journal of Psychiatry

Child Abuse and TraumaStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 812

Altered Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Responses to Provocative Challenge Tests in Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse

Heim, C., Newport, D. J., Bonsall, R., Miller, A. H., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2001) · American Journal of Psychiatry

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 746

Neurobiological and psychiatric consequences of child abuse and neglect

Heim, C., Shugart, M., Craighead, W. E., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2010) · Developmental Psychobiology

Child Abuse and TraumaPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research

Cited by 613

Lower CSF oxytocin concentrations in women with a history of childhood abuse

Heim, C., Young, L. J., Newport, D. J., Mletzko, T., Miller, A. H., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2009) · Molecular Psychiatry

Neuroendocrine regulation and behaviorChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 518

Importance of studying the contributions of early adverse experience to neurobiological findings in depression

Heim, C., Plotsky, P. M., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2004) · Neuropsychopharmacology

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 514

The impact of early adverse experiences on brain systems involved in the pathophysiology of anxiety and affective disorders

Heim, C., & Nemeroff, C. B. (1999) · Biological Psychiatry

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 502

Lifetime stress accelerates epigenetic aging in an urban, African American cohort: Relevance of glucocorticoid signaling

Zannas, A. S., Arloth, J., Carrillo-Roa, T., Iurato, S., Röh, S., Ressler, K. J., Nemeroff, C. B., Smith, A. K., Bradley, B., Heim, C., et al. (2015) · Genome Biology

Epigenetics and DNA MethylationStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 469

The role of early adverse experience and adulthood stress in the prediction of neuroendocrine stress reactivity in women: a multiple regression analysis

Heim, C., Newport, D. J., Wagner, D., Wilcox, M. M., Miller, A. H., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2002) · Depression and Anxiety

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 433

The effects of child abuse and neglect on cognitive functioning in adulthood

Gould, F., Clarke, J., Heim, C., Harvey, P. D., Majer, M., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2012) · Journal of Psychiatric Research

Child Abuse and TraumaStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 367

The dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing factor test in men with major depression: role of childhood trauma

Heim, C., Mletzko, T., Purselle, D., Musselman, D. L., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2008) · Biological Psychiatry

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 353

Abuse-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alterations of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Women With Chronic Pelvic Pain

Heim, C., Ehlert, U., Hanker, J. P., & Hellhammer, D. H. (1998) · Psychosomatic Medicine

Stress Responses and CortisolPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research

Cited by 309

Neurobiology of early life stress: Clinical studies

Heim, C., & Nemeroff, C. B. (2002) · Seminars in Clinical Neuropsychiatry

Child Abuse and TraumaStress Responses and Cortisol

Cited by 307

Effect of childhood trauma on adult depression and neuroendocrine function: sex-specific moderation by CRH receptor 1 gene

Heim, C. (2009) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 245

Differential functional connectivity within an emotion regulation neural network among individuals resilient and susceptible to the depressogenic effects of early life stress

Cisler, J. M., James, G. A., Tripathi, S., Mletzko, T., Heim, C., Hu, X. P., Mayberg, H. S., Nemeroff, C. B., & Kilts, C. D. (2013) · Psychological Medicine

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 236

Association between childhood maltreatment and adult emotional dysregulation in a low-income, urban, African American sample: Moderation by oxytocin receptor gene

Bradley, B., Westen, D., Mercer, K. B., Binder, E. B., Jovanovic, T., Crain, D., Wingo, A., & Heim, C. (2011) · Development and Psychopathology

Child Abuse and TraumaNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Cited by 213

The effects of neonatal stress on brain development: implications for psychopathology

GRAHAM, Y. P., HEIM, C., GOODMAN, S. H., MILLER, A. H., & NEMEROFF, C. B. (1999) · Development and Psychopathology

Stress Responses and CortisolChild Abuse and Trauma

Cited by 197

Personality features and personality disorders in chronic fatigue syndrome: a population-based study

Nater, U. M., Jones, J. F., Lin, J.-M. S., Maloney, E., Reeves, W. C., & Heim, C. (2010) · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology

Cited by 57

Perception versus polysomnographic assessment of sleep in CFS and non-fatigued control subjects: results from a population-based study.

Majer, M., Jones, J. F., Unger, E. R., Youngblood, L. S., Decker, M. J., Gurbaxani, B., Heim, C., & Reeves, W. C. (2007) · BMC Neurology

Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchSleep and related disorders

Cited by 53