The BBC reports how low levels of the stress hormone cortisol marks out children at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, experts believe.
These children if exposed to trauma, particularly emotional maltreatment and sexual abuse, had a six-fold increased risk for CFS, evidence shows.
Cortisol regulates the body’s response to stress and a lack may hinder this coping mechanism, say the US authors.
Their work is published in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry. Link to continue reading
Source:BBC , Archives of General Psychiatry
