Cortisol levels six-years after participation in the Family Bereavement Program
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Recent studies have found short-term adrenocortical benefits of early interventions for at-risk children. The current study evaluated the effects of the Family Bereavement Program on cortisol levels six years after the program. Parentally bereaved children were randomly assigned to the 12-week preventive intervention (n=78) or a self-study control (n=61) condition. Six years later (mean age 17.5), salivary cortisol levels were measured before and after a conflict discussion task conducted in late afternoon/early evening. The intervention group had significantly higher cortisol levels across the task compared to the control group, and lower cortisol was associated with higher externalizing symptoms. The group effect did not differ by age at the time of death, and the group difference remained significant after adjustment for pre-intervention mental health and current mental health symptoms. Results suggest that a family-focused intervention for parentally bereaved youth may have prevented the development of attenuated cortisol secretion suggestive of dysregulation and associated with externalizing problems.
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The Family Bereavement Program's reduction in cortisol dysregulation indicates positive long-term effects on HPA axis function.
“indicating positive long-term effects of the program on the function of the HPA axis system.”
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The Family Bereavement Program significantly reduced cortisol dysregulation.
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- Authors
- Luecken, L. J., Hagan, M. J., Sandler, I. N., Tein, J.-Y., Ayers, T. S., & Wolchik, S. A.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Luecken, Linda J.
- Venue
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-06
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 785-789
- ISSN
- 0306-4530 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2862856
- OpenAlex
- W2011806863
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychoneuroendocrinology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (P30MH068685, R01MH049155)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- parental bereavement, salivary cortisol, early intervention, preventive interventions, externalizing problems, long-term intervention effects
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Bereavement, Family Therapy, Female, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Internal-External Control, Male, Mental Health Services, Saliva, Time, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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