Basal cortisol and DHEA levels in women with borderline personality disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1019-1026

  Jogems Kosterman, Bea J M ^a   de Knijff, Dirk W W ^a   Kusters, Ron ^b   van Hoof, Jacques J M ^a  

^a Institute of Mental Health Care   (Netherlands)

^b JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Childhood abuse; Copying styles; Cortisol DHEA ratio; PTSD

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD ABUSE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; PILOT STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PILOT PROJECTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 34548150706     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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