Gender-specific association of alexithymia and norepinephrine/cortisol ratios. A preliminary report

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-76

  Spitzer, Carsten ^a   Brandl, Stephan ^a   Rose, Hans Joachim ^a   Nauck, Matthias ^a   Freyberger, Harald J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; N C ratio; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Urinary norepinephrine and cortisol

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 25444496483     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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