Religiosity may help preserve the cortisol rhythm in women with stress-related illness

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-77

  Dedert, Eric A ^a   Studts, Jamie L ^b   Weissbecker, Inka ^a   Salmon, Paul G ^a   Banis, Phyllis L ^b   Sephton, Sandra E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Hydrocortisone; Religion and medicine; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUKE UNIVERSITY RELIGION INDEX; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INDEX OF CORE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDITATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 3042677654     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/2Y72-6H80-BW93-U0T6     Document Type: Article

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