Blunted ACTH response to dexamethasone suppression-CRH stimulation in posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1185-1188

  Ströhle, Andreas ^a,b   Scheel, Michael ^b   Modell, Sieglinde ^a,c   Holsboer, Florian ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; Corticotropin releasing hormone; Cortisol; Dexamethasone; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 52149083692     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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