Burke P M, Reichler R J, Smith E, Dugaw K, McCauley E, Mitchell J
Am J Psychiatry. 1985 Sep;142(9):1065-7. doi: 10.1176/ajp.142.9.1065.
Serum and saliva cortisol levels were determined in 34 depressed and nondepressed children and adolescents. The serum and salivary measures were highly correlated. The measurement of salivary cortisol may be a useful noninvasive technique in the study of cortisol secretion patterns in young subjects.
