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Linking plasma cortisol levels to phenotypic heterogeneity of posttraumatic stress symptomatology.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jan 2014
Horn Charlotte A C, Pietrzak Robert H, Corsi-Travali Stefani, Neumeister Alexander
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INTRODUCTION: Recent confirmatory factor analytic studies of the dimensional structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that this disorder may be best characterized by five symptom dimensions-re-experiencing, avoidance, numbing, dysphoric arousal, and anxious arousal. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation in PTSD and has been attributed to enhanced glucocorticoid responsiveness....
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