Relationship Among Plasma Cortisol, Catecholamines, Neuropeptide Y, and Human Performance During Exposure to Uncontrollable Stress
Psychosomatic MedicinePublished 1 May 2001
Charles A. Morgan, Sheila Wang, Ann M. Rasmusson, Gary Hazlett, George Anderson, Dennis S. Charney
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The data suggest that some biological differences may exist before index trauma exposure and before the development of stress-related illness.
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Because dissociation, abnormalities in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis, and catecholamine functioning have all been implicated in the development of stress disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder, these data suggest that some biological differences may exist before index trauma exposure and before the development of stress-related illness. The data also imply a relationship among specific neurobiological factors and psychological dissociation. In addition, the data provide clues about the way in which individuals' psychobiological responses to threat differ from one another.
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