Ghrelin and leptin levels in children with anxiety disorders

ÖZMEN S., ŞEKER A., DEMİRCİ E.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.32, sa.10, ss.1043-1047, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem-2019-0229
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1043-1047
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: anxiety disorder, children, ghrelin, leptin, SERUM GHRELIN, PLASMA LEPTIN, STRESS, RELIABILITY, DEPRESSION, APPETITE, CORTISOL, VALIDITY
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Anxiety disorders are common psychiatric disorders in childhood and an important health problem that is associated with the risk of serious mental, educational and economical problems. Researchers have mentioned many different mechanisms in the etiopathology of anxiety disorders. This study aimed to investigate ghrelin and leptin levels in children with anxiety disorders and thus to contribute to the clarification of anxiety in children.