Predictors of cortisol and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol responses in the acute aftermath of rape

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 855-859

  Yehuda, Rachel ^a   Resnick, Heidi S ^b   Schmeidler, James ^a   Yang, Ren Kui ^a   Pitman, Roger K ^c,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

3 methoxy 4 hydroxyphenylglycol; Catecholamines; Cortisol; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prior history; Rape; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; MIDDLE AGED; RAPE; RECURRENCE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0032102014     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(97)00554-4     Document Type: Article

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