Interindividual differences in the susceptibility of the cortisol system: An important factor for the degree of hypercortisolism in stress situations?

Thomas Berger; Sabine Bossert; Jürgen-Christian Krieg; Gerhard Dirlich; Werner Ettmeier; Wolfgang Schreiber; D. von Zerssen

doi:10.1016/0006-3223(87)90067-9

Keywords

PsychologyCold pressor testTraitPsychopathologyDevelopmental psychologyClinical psychologyNeglectHydrocortisoneStress (linguistics)MedicineInternal medicinePsychiatry

Affiliated Institutions

Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry DE

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Publication Info

Year: 1987
Type: article
Volume: 22
Issue: 11
Pages: 1327-1339
Citations: 70
Access: Closed

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