The role of cortisol in PTSD among women exposed to a trauma-related stressor

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 352-358

  Stoppelbein, L ^a   Greening, L ^b   Fite, Paula ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; PTSD; Trauma; Women

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTERVENTION STUDY; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MOTHERS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84856226789     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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