title: Association between alexithymia and neuroendocrine response to psychological stress in police academy recruits.
abstract: Alexithymia has been associated with both posttraumatic stress disorder and neuroendocrine responses to stress. This study examined the relationship of alexithymia to salivary cortisol and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-phenylglycol (MHPG) in a sample of police academy recruits exposed to a video stress challenge. Alexithymia scores were negatively associated with catecholamine response to the video challenge but no association was found between alexithymia scores and cortisol reactivity.
authors.affiliation: PTSD Research Program, University of California, San Francisco, VAMC/4150 Clement Street (116P), San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. Shannon.McCaslin@va.gov
authors.forename: Shannon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: McCaslin
authors.forename: Sabra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Inslicht
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Neylan
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Metzler
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.forename: Maryann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lenoci
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henn-Haase
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yehuda
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Marmar
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000378:metabolism; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009490:Neurosecretory Systems / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016495:Police; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; D006854:Hydrocortisone