Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10306913 | Psychoneuroendocrinology | 2012 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Neither adulthood trauma exposure nor PTSD were associated with differences in HPA-axis functioning, although adulthood trauma may augment cortisol suppression after the DST. More evidence on other dynamic tests of HPA-axis functioning in PTSD and adulthood trauma exposure is needed.
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Authors
Ellen R. Klaassens, Erik J. Giltay, Pim Cuijpers, Tineke van Veen, Frans G. Zitman,