Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Hyperresponsiveness Is Associated with Increased Social Avoidance Behavior in Social Phobia

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-343

  Roelofs, Karin ^a   van Peer, Jacobien ^a   Berretty, Ed ^a   Jong, Paula de ^a   Spinhoven, Philip ^a   Elzinga, Bernet M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Angry faces; approach avoidance behavior; cortisol; HPA axis; posttraumatic stress disorder; social phobia

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 58349120168     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.08.022     Document Type: Article

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