Enhanced dexamethasone suppression of plasma cortisol in adult women traumatized by childhood sexual abuse

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 680-686

  Stein, Murray B ^a,b   Yehuda, Rachel ^c,d   Koverola, Catherine ^e   Hanna, Cindy ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chidhood trauma; Cortisol; Dexamethasone; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COMBAT DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 0030746976     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00489-1     Document Type: Article

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