Stress doses of hydrocortisone, traumatic memories, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients after cardiac surgery: a randomized study
Biological PsychiatryPublished 12 January 2004
Gustav Schelling, Erich Kilger, Benno Roozendaal, Dominique J.‐F. de Quervain, Josef Briegel, Alexander Dagge
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Stress doses of hydrocortisone in patients undergoing CS are associated with a lower intensity of chronic stress and PTSD symptoms at 6 months after CS.
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Stress doses of hydrocortisone in patients undergoing CS are associated with a lower intensity of chronic stress and PTSD symptoms at 6 months after CS.
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