Hair cortisol was elevated in drug-naïve first-episode patients with psychosis, compared to matched controls; the differences seem to associate with the severity of psychopathology. esults concerning HCC in people with depression or anxiety disorders are rather inconsistent. PTSD patients show significantly lower HCC than trauma-exposed controls without PTSD. The timing of cortisol sampling seems to be vital for explaining the differences of the indicated results. Associations of hair cortisol concentrations with self-reported stress measures are inconclusive. A total of 582 articles were identified, of which 22 were finally included. Patients with depression show a general trend for higher hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) than controls, whereas patients with PTSD tend to demonstrate lower HCC. Very little is known about other mental disorders, including suicidality and drug abuse. The divergence of samples included and the timing of cortisol sampling, seem to play a key role in the discrepancies of the results. Correlations of HCC with self-reported measures of stress were found, at best, inconclusive.

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