Early life stress and trauma: developmental neuroendocrine aspects of prolonged stress system dysregulation

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Agorastos Agorastos1, Panagiota Pervanidou2, George P. Chrousos2, Gerasimos Kolaitis3
1Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
2Unit of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
3Department of Child Psychiatry, School of Medicine, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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