Enduring effects of severe developmental adversity, including nutritional deprivation, on cortisol metabolism in aging Holocaust survivors

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 877-883

  Yehuda, Rachel ^a   Bierer, Linda M ^a   Andrew, Ruth ^b   Schmeidler, James ^a   Seckl, Jonathan R ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; 5 Tetrahydrocortisol; Biological markers; Child psychiatry; Glucocorticoid metabolism; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE DERIVATIVE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; SERTRALINE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID METABOLISM; CORTICOSTEROID RELEASE; CRIME; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLITE; MOOD DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SURVIVOR; URINALYSIS;

EID: 67349099508     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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