Cortisol response and coping style predict quality of life in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 23-29

  Brenner, Karene ^a   St Hilaire, Annie ^b   Liu, Aihua ^b   Laplante, David P ^b   King, Suzanne ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Cortisol; Quality of life; Schizophrenia; Stress response

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NEUROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STRESS; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955482670     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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