Depression and anxiety predict sex-specific cortisol responses to interpersonal stress

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 69, Issue , 2016, Pages 172-179

  Powers, Sally I ^a   Laurent, Heidemarie K ^a,b   Gunlicks Stoessel, Meredith ^a,c   Balaban, Susan ^a,d   Bent, Eileen ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Brattleboro Retreat   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Depression; Gender differences; HPA; Interpersonal conflict

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; COMORBIDITY; CONFLICT; DATING COUPLE; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD AND ANXIETY SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; NAMED GROUPS OF PERSONS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAUMA SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84963760355     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.04.007     Document Type: Article

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