A longitudinal study of hormonal reactions accompanying life events in recently resettled refugees

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-58

  Söndergaard, Hans Peter ^a   Theorell, Töres ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; Hydrocortisone; Life change events; Post traumatic stress disorder; Prolactin; Refugees

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIFE EVENT; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037216524     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067185     Document Type: Article

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