Salivary alpha amylase levels in youths with anxiety disorders
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Tarih
2016
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Yayıncı
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
It is suggested that salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) may be a marker of sympathoadrenal medullary system activity. Thus, it can be a possible relationship sAA and anxiety disorders. The aim of this study is to investigate sAA in children and adolescents with anxiety disorders and healthy controls. Thirty drug-free youths, aged 8-16 years, who were diagnosed as any anxiety disorders and 36 healthy controls with similar socio-demographic characteristics were included in this study. The sAA was found to be significantly increased in anxiety group compared to control group. However, there was no correlation between sAA and any anxiety scores of the scales. Present study suggested that anxiety disorders in youths may be associated with increased autonomic activity. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Salivary alpha amylase, Autonomic activity, Children, Adolescents, Anxiety disorders
Kaynak
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
WoS Q Değeri
Q2
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
235
