Is the Mannheim Multicomponent Stress Test a viable alternative to the Trier Social Stress Test?

Background: The Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) is a widely used laboratory protocol to study acute stress reactivity, a hallmark of which is a meaningful increase in saliva cortisol (>2.5 nmol/L) in most individuals, reflecting hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation. The Mannheim M...

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Published in:	Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
Main Authors:	Daniel S. Kashi, Marianne Hunter, Jason P. Edwards, Harry Bell, Megan Robinson, Neil P. Walsh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Acute stress Salivary cortisol TSST HPA-Axis Social evaluative threat Stress reactivity
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666497624000511