Psychogenic lowering of urinary cortisol levels linked to increased emotional numbing and a shame-depressive syndrome in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 387-401

  Mason, John W ^a,b,e   Wang, Sheila ^a,b   Yehuda, Rachel ^c   Riney, Sherry ^d   Charney, Dennis S ^a,b   Southwick, Steven M ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; Emotional numbing; Guilt; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Shame

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SHAME; SOLDIER;

EID: 0034999887     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-200105000-00008     Document Type: Article

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