Do post-trauma symptoms mediate the relation between neurobiological stress parameters and conduct problems in girls?
Kimberly A BabelTijs JambroesSanne OostermeijerPeter M van de VenArne PopmaRobert R J M VermeirenTheo A H DoreleijersLucres M C JansenPublished in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2016)
Present findings demonstrate that the neurobiological characteristics of female externalizing behaviour differ from males, since girls showed heightened instead of attenuated ANS activity. While the prevalence of post-trauma symptoms was high in girls with DBD, it did not mediate the relation between stress parameters and externalizing behaviour. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.