Association between alexithymia and neuroendocrine response to psychological stress in police academy recruits.
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.
McCaslin
Shannon E
SE
PTSD Research Program, University of California, San Francisco, VAMC/4150 Clement Street (116P), San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. Shannon.McCaslin@va.gov
Inslicht
Sabra S
SS
Neylan
Thomas C
TC
Metzler
Thomas J
TJ
Otte
Christian
C
Lenoci
Maryann
M
Henn-Haase
Clare
C
Best
Suzanne
S
Yehuda
Rachel
R
Marmar
Charles R
CR
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*
D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; D006854:Hydrocortisone