Effects of cortisol on memory in women with borderline personality disorder: Role of co-morbid post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 495-505

  Wingenfeld, K ^a,b   Driessen, M ^c   Terfehr, K ^b   Schlosser, N ^c   Fernando, S Carvalho ^c   Otte, C ^a   Beblo, T ^c   Spitzer, C ^d   Lowe B ^b   Wolf, O T ^e  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^d Asklepios Fachklinikum Tiefenbrunn ^*  (Germany)

^e RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

borderline personality disorder; cortisol; declarative verbal memory; HPA axis; Key words Autobiographical memory; major depression; post traumatic stress disorder; working memory

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLACEBOS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873406458     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291712001961     Document Type: Article

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