High and low unstimulated salivary cortisol levels correspond to different symptoms of functional gastrointestinal disorders

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-10

  Ehlert, Ulrike ^a   Nater, Urs M ^a   Böhmelt, Andreas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depressive mood; Functional gastrointestinal disorders; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Pain

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MOOD; PAIN; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SALIVA LEVEL; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 23944456702     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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