Stress and Growth in Children and Adolescents

• Published in: Hormone research in paediatrics Vol. 96; no. 1; p. 25
• Main Authors: Mousikou, Maria, Kyriakou, Andreas, Skordis, Nicos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Growth Hormone; Humans; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System; Pituitary Gland; Pituitary-Adrenal System; Puberty; Stress, Physiological; Stress, Psychological - metabolism; Normal growth; Chronic stress; Neuroendocrinology of stress response; Early-life adversities

The infantile, childhood, and adolescent periods of growth and development also represent times of increased vulnerability to stressors. Growth velocity in each period is dependent on the interplay of genetic, environmental, dietary, socioeconomic, developmental, behavioral, nutritional, metabolic,...