Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity among Armenian adolescents with PTSD symptoms

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-323

  Goenjian, Armen K ^a,f   Pynoos, Robert S ^a   Steinberg, Alan M ^a   Endres, David ^b   Abraham, Khachik ^c   Geffner, Mitchell E ^d   Fairbanks, Lynn A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Medical Science Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NCCTS   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Cortisol; Growth hormone; PTSD; Trauma; TSH

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARMENIA; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ARMENIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NATURAL DISASTERS; PITUITARY HORMONES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0041845312     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024453632458     Document Type: Article

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