Associations of childhood trauma with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function in borderline personality disorder and major depression

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1659-1668

  Carvalho Fernando, Silvia ^a   Beblo, Thomas ^a   Schlosser, Nicole ^a   Terfehr, Kirsten ^b   Otte, Christian ^b,c   Löwe, Bernd ^b   Wolf, Oliver Tobias ^d   Spitzer, Carsten ^b   Driessen, Martin ^a   Wingenfeld, Katja ^b,c  

^a EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Childhood trauma; Cortisol; Dissociation; HPA axis; Major depression; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865555752     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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