Abnormal reactions to environmental stress in elderly persons with anxiety disorders: Evidence from a population study of diurnal cortisol changes

Abstract Background Cortisol secretion in elderly persons with anxiety disorders exposed to common stressful situations has not been evaluated. Methods Salivary-free cortisol levels were evaluated at 8, 15, and 22 h, in 201 elderly subjects during stressful and non-stressful days. Psychiatric sympto...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of affective disorders 2008-03, Vol.106 (3), p.307-313
Hauptverfasser:	Chaudieu, Isabelle, Beluche, Isabelle, Norton, Joanna, Boulenger, Jean-Philippe, Ritchie, Karen, Ancelin, Marie Laure
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation, Physiological - physiology Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged Anxiety disorders Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology Anxiety Disorders - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Circadian Rhythm - physiology Comorbidity Cortisol Down-Regulation - physiology Elderly Elderly people Female Geriatric Assessment Hormones HPA axis Human health and pathology Humans Hydrocortisone - analysis Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiopathology Life Change Events Life Sciences Male Medical sciences Mood disorders Neurons and Cognition Phobias Phobic Disorders - diagnosis Phobic Disorders - epidemiology Phobic Disorders - physiopathology Pituitary-Adrenal System - physiopathology Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data Psychiatrics and mental health Psychiatry Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Saliva - chemistry Santé publique et épidémiologie Sex Factors Stress Stress, Psychological - diagnosis Stress, Psychological - epidemiology Stress, Psychological - physiopathology Traumatism
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