Acute Hydrocortisone Treatment Increases Anxiety but Not Fear in Healthy Volunteers: A Fear-Potentiated Startle Study

BACKGROUND: The debilitating effects of chronic glucocorticoids excess are well-known, but comparatively little is understood about the role of acute cortisol. Indirect evidence in rodents suggests that acute cortisone could selectively increase some forms of long-duration aversive states, such as “...

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Main Authors: Grillon, Christian, Heller, Randi, Hirschhorn, Elizabeth, Kling, Mitchel A., Pine, Daniel S., Schulkin, Jay, Vythilingam, Meena
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3116445/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21277566
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.12.013
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