title: Increased cortisol in women with intimate partner violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder.
abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a chronic and recurrent traumatic stressor associated with PTSD; however, its biological correlates are not well understood. This study examined diurnal salivary cortisol and platelet catecholamines in women with lifetime IPV-related PTSD and in women exposed to IPV who did not develop PTSD. Cortisol was elevated in women with lifetime PTSD compared to controls. No differences were found for platelet catecholamines.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street (116P), San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. Sabra.Inslicht@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Sabra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Inslicht
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Marmar
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Neylan
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Metzler
authors.forename: Stacey L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Otte
authors.forename: Shannon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: McCaslin
authors.forename: Gregory Luke
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Larkin
authors.forename: Kelly B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Hyman
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baum
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002395:Catecholamines; D006854:Hydrocortisone