Association of cortisol with neuropsychological assessment in older adults with generalized anxiety disorder

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 432-440

  Rosnick, Christopher B ^a   Rawson, Kerri Sharp ^b   Butters, Meryl A ^c   Lenze, Eric J ^d  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cortisol; generalized anxiety disorder; HPA axis; neuropsychological assessment; stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876479394     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.761673     Document Type: Article

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