Impaired serum cortisol stress response is a predictor of early relapse

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-193

  Junghanns, K ^e   Backhaus, J ^e   Tietz, U ^e   Lange, W ^a   Bernzen, J ^b   Wetterling, T ^c   Rink, L ^d   Driessen, M ^a  

^a Psychiatric Hospital   (Germany)

^b Institute of Legal Medicine of Schleswig Holstein   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROCORTISONE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RELAPSE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 0037347506     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agg052     Document Type: Article

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