Fear potentiation is associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in PTSD

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 846-857

  Jovanovic, Tanja ^a,b   Norrholm, Seth D ^a,b   Blanding, Nineequa Q ^a   Phifer, Justine E ^a   Weiss, Tamara ^a   Davis, Michael ^a   Duncan, Erica ^a,b   Bradley, Bekh ^a,b   Ressler, Kerry ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; HPA; Physiology; PTSD; Startle response; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEAR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NATURAL DISASTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER SYMPTOM SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STARTLE REFLEX; TRAUMATIC EVENTS INVENTORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STARTLE REACTION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953026285     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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