Response of the HPA-axis to alcohol and stress as a function of alcohol dependence and family history of alcoholism

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-305

  Dai, Xing ^a   Thavundayil, Joseph ^a   Santella, Sandra ^a   Gianoulakis, Christina ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ACTH; Alcohol dependence; Cortisol; Ethanol; Sons of alcoholics; Stress

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF-RATING ANXIETY SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER CURVE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33947111072     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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