Attenuated cortisol response to acute psychosocial stress in individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 79-86

  Pruessner, Marita ^a   Béchard Evans, Laura ^a   Boekestyn, Ludmila ^a   Iyer, Srividya N ^a   Pruessner, Jens C ^b   Malla, Ashok K ^a  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Cortisol; Psychosocial stress; Self esteem; Social support; Ultra high risk for psychosis

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHRONIC STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DESENSITIZATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PSYCHOSIS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875927809     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.02.019     Document Type: Article

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