Physiological and endocrine reactions to psychosocial stress in alcohol use disorders: Duration of abstinence matters

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1343-1350

  Starcke, Katrin ^a,b   van Holst, Ruth J ^a   van den Brink, Wim ^a   Veltman, Dick J ^a,c   Goudriaan, Anna E ^a,d  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Arkin Mental Health Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependence; Cortisol; Heart Rate; Problem Drinking; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE;

ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE; CORTISOL; HEART RATE; PROBLEM DRINKING; STRESS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881023214     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12103     Document Type: Article

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