Cortisol has enhancing, rather than impairing effects on memory retrieval in PTSD.
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Abstract
In the present study, we aimed to compare the effect of exogenous cortisol on memory retrieval in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with the effects in healthy controls. In healthy participants, administration of cortisol impairs declarative memory retrieval. Only a few studies have investigated these effects in PTSD yielding mixed results.
Bibliographical data
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 7 |
| ISSN | 0306-4530 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| pubmed | 22197003 |
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