The role of acute cortisol and DHEAS in predicting acute and chronic PTSD symptoms

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 179-186

  Mouthaan, Joanne ^a   Sijbrandij, Marit ^b,c   Luitse, Jan S K ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a   Gersons, Berthold P R ^a,d   Olff, Miranda ^a,d  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d ARQ PSYCHOTRAUMA EXPERT GROUP   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cortisol; DHEAS; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Predictors; Prospective study; Traumatic injury

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVOR; AGED; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84901199183     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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