Inflammation as a predictor of disease course in posttraumatic stress disorder and depression: A prospective analysis from the Mind Your Heart Study

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue , 2019, Pages 220-227

  Eswarappa, Meghana ^a   Neylan, Thomas C ^c,d   Whooley, Mary A ^b,d   Metzler, Thomas J ^d   Cohen, Beth E ^b,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cortisol; Depression; Inflammation; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATECHOLAMINE; FIBRINOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CHECKLIST; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; EXPOSURE; FASTING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE URINE LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 9; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLATELET COUNT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SUDDEN DEATH; TREND STUDY; URINALYSIS; AGED; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATECHOLAMINES; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 85055902152     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2018.10.012     Document Type: Article

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