Increased cortisol in women with intimate partner violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder.
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.
Inslicht
Sabra S
SS
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street (116P), San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. Sabra.Inslicht@med.va.gov
Marmar
Charles R
CR
Neylan
Thomas C
TC
Metzler
Thomas J
TJ
Hart
Stacey L
SL
Otte
Christian
C
McCaslin
Shannon E
SE
Larkin
Gregory Luke
GL
Hyman
Kelly B
KB
Baum
Andrew
A
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*
D015415:Biomarkers; D002395:Catecholamines; D006854:Hydrocortisone