Blunted hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis responsivity to stress in persons with a family history of alcoholism

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-217

  Sorocco, Kristen H ^a,b,e   Lovallo, William R ^a,c   Vincent, Andrea S ^a,c   Collins, Frank L ^d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Cortisol; Family history; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis; Oklahoma Family Health Patterns Project; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANAMNESIS; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMOTION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; AROUSAL; FEMALE; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33644584538     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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