Pretraumatic prolonged elevation of salivary MHPG predicts peritraumatic distress and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 735-741

  Apfel, Brigitte A ^a,b   Otte, Christian ^c   Inslicht, Sabra S ^a,b   McCaslin, Shannon E ^a,b   Henn Haase, Clare ^e   Metzler, Thomas J ^b   Makotkine, Iouri ^d   Yehuda, Rachel ^d   Neylan, Thomas C ^a,b   Marmar, Charles R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroendocrinology; Police; Post traumatic stress disorder; Prospective study; Salivary MHPG; Stress test

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; CATECHOLAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; POLICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955897719     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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