The association between PTSD symptoms and salivary cortisol in youth: The role of time since the trauma

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 903-907

  Weems, Carl F ^a   Carrion, Victor G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; SALIVA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36349017828     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20251     Document Type: Article

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