Cortisol and imaginal exposure in posttraumatic stress disorder: A case report

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 75-77

  Otte, Christian ^a   Arlt, Josef ^a   Wiedemann, Klaus ^a   Kellner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; HPA axis; Imaginal exposure; Posttraumatic stress disorder; PTSD

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMAGINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEMORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0141429001     PISSN: 14331055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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