Salivary cortisol and psychopathology in adults bereaved by the september 11, 2001 terror attacks

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-226

  Pfeffer, Cynthia R ^a,c   Altemus, Margaret ^a   Heo, Moonseong ^b   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Cortisol; MDD; PTSD; September 11

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SALIVA LEVEL; SPOUSE; TERRORISM;

ADULT; BEREAVEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALIVA; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; SPOUSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350158216     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.39.3.a     Document Type: Article

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