title: Cortisol response to interpersonal stress in young adults with borderline personality disorder: a pilot study.
abstract: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation after stress was found to be associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Nine female BPD young adults and 12 control subjects were investigated for stress reactivity and recovery after an interpersonal conflict discussion with their mothers. BPD subjects showed a delayed cortisol response after psychosocial stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Basel, Wilhelm Klein-Strasse 27, CH-4025 Basel, Switzerland. marc.walter@upkbs.ch
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bureau
authors.forename: Bjarne M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Eszter A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Bertha
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hollander
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wheelis
authors.forename: Nancy Hall
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: Karlen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lyons-Ruth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000097:blood*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone