The relationship between chronic stress, co-occurring conditions, sleep, and autistic features including severity using hair cortisol concentration.
The findings indicate the clinical value of HCC as a viable biomarker to identify subgroups based on co-occurring medical and mental health conditions. Further research to elucidate the link to individual and family/environmental factors as potential sources of stress is needed to offer targeted supports.
Authors
- Ping‐I Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9739-7184)
- Nisha E. Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0634-730X)
- Valsamma Eapen
- Adam K Walker
- Anne Masi
- Chan Yu Natali
- Lin Kooi Ong
- James Rufus John
Institutions
- University of Southern Queensland (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Ingham Institute (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Neuroscience Research Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychoneuroendocrinology
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2026.107769
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00