No evidence for differential dose effects of hydrocortisone on intrusive memories in female patients with complex post-traumatic stress disorder - A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study ∗

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1077-1084

  Ludäscher, Petra ^a   Schmahl, Christian ^a   Feldmann, Robert E ^b   Kleindienst, Nikolaus ^a   Schneider, Miriam ^a   Bohus, Martin ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

hydrocortisone; intrusions; memory; Post traumatic stress disorder; retrieval

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; FEMALE; GENERAL MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; GLOBAL SEVERITY INDEX; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEMORY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; DRUG EFFECTS; RECALL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942111157     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881115592339     Document Type: Article

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