Cortisol effects on autobiographic memory retrieval in PTSD: An analysis of word valence and time until retrieval

Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 581-586

  Wingenfeld, Katja ^a,b   Driessen, Martin ^c   Schlosser, Nicole ^c   Terfehr, Kirsten ^b   Carvalho Fernando, Silvia ^c   Wolf, Oliver Tobias ^d  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Cortisol; HPA axis; PTSD; Retrieval time; Word valence

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; RECALL; RESPONSE TIME; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84881302531     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2013.796925     Document Type: Article

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