Response variability of salivary cortisol among older adults under psychological stress

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Préville, Michel ^a,b   Zarit, Steve ^c,d   Susman, E ^d   Boulenger, P ^e,f   Lehoux, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Charles Lemoyne Hospital   (Canada)

^c College of Health and Human Development ^*

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Psychiatric Epidemiology Division

^f INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41849122229     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860701616499     Document Type: Article

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