Relationship of cortisol, norepinephrine, and epinephrine levels with war-induced posttraumatic stress disorder in fathers and their offspring

Relationship of cortisol, norepinephrine, and epinephrine levels with war-induced posttraumatic stress disorder in fathers and their offspring

Objective:To compare afternoon serum/plasma levels of hormones in four groups: (A) veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), (B) offspring of PTSD veterans, (C) veterans without PTSD, and (D) offspring of non-PTSD veterans.Methods:Evaluation consisted of a semi-structured interview for axi...

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Main Authors: Seyyed Taha Yahyavi, Mehran Zarghami, Farshad Naghshvar, Ahmad Danesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2015-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Epinephrine
norepinephrine
cortisol
posttraumatic stress disorder
offspring
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