Relations among posttraumatic stress disorder, comorbid major depression, and HPA function: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 301-315

  Morris, Matthew C ^a   Compas, Bruce E ^b   Garber, Judy ^b  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Cortisol; Depression; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INJURY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; ONSET AGE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84860235713     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.02.002     Document Type: Review

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