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Stability of the dexamethasone suppression test in borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid PTSD: a one-year follow-up study.

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Stability of the dexamethasone suppression test in borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid PTSD: a one-year follow-up study. / Wingenfeld, Katja; Lange, Wolfgang; Wulff, Hella; Berea, Christina; Beblo, Thomas; Saavedra, Anamaria Silva; Mensebach, Christoph; Driessen, Martin.

In: J CLIN PSYCHOL, Vol. 63, No. 9, 9, 2007, p. 843-850.

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Wingenfeld, K, Lange, W, Wulff, H, Berea, C, Beblo, T, Saavedra, AS, Mensebach, C & Driessen, M 2007, 'Stability of the dexamethasone suppression test in borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid PTSD: a one-year follow-up study.', J CLIN PSYCHOL, vol. 63, no. 9, 9, pp. 843-850. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17674401?dopt=Citation>

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Wingenfeld, K., Lange, W., Wulff, H., Berea, C., Beblo, T., Saavedra, A. S., Mensebach, C., & Driessen, M. (2007). Stability of the dexamethasone suppression test in borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid PTSD: a one-year follow-up study. J CLIN PSYCHOL, 63(9), 843-850. [9]. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17674401?dopt=Citation

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Wingenfeld K, Lange W, Wulff H, Berea C, Beblo T, Saavedra AS et al. Stability of the dexamethasone suppression test in borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid PTSD: a one-year follow-up study. J CLIN PSYCHOL. 2007;63(9):843-850. 9.

Bibtex

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title = "Stability of the dexamethasone suppression test in borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid PTSD: a one-year follow-up study.",
abstract = "Alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis feedback regulation have been repeatedly reported in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Due to the cross-sectional design of these studies, little is known about the longitudinal course of HPA axis functioning. In a sample of 13 patients with BPD, the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) has been used in a one-year follow-up study. There were no changes of cortisol concentrations before or after dexamethasone intake between baseline and follow-up examination. Patients with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) showed more pronounced cortisol suppression compared to those without PTSD. The DST seems to be a stable marker of alterations in HPA axis feedback regulation in BPD, which is also reflected by substantial correlations between percentage of cortisol suppression at baseline and follow-up examination.",
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T1 - Stability of the dexamethasone suppression test in borderline personality disorder with and without comorbid PTSD: a one-year follow-up study.

AU - Wingenfeld, Katja

AU - Lange, Wolfgang

AU - Wulff, Hella

AU - Berea, Christina

AU - Beblo, Thomas

AU - Saavedra, Anamaria Silva

AU - Mensebach, Christoph

AU - Driessen, Martin

PY - 2007

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N2 - Alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis feedback regulation have been repeatedly reported in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Due to the cross-sectional design of these studies, little is known about the longitudinal course of HPA axis functioning. In a sample of 13 patients with BPD, the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) has been used in a one-year follow-up study. There were no changes of cortisol concentrations before or after dexamethasone intake between baseline and follow-up examination. Patients with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) showed more pronounced cortisol suppression compared to those without PTSD. The DST seems to be a stable marker of alterations in HPA axis feedback regulation in BPD, which is also reflected by substantial correlations between percentage of cortisol suppression at baseline and follow-up examination.

AB - Alterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis feedback regulation have been repeatedly reported in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Due to the cross-sectional design of these studies, little is known about the longitudinal course of HPA axis functioning. In a sample of 13 patients with BPD, the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) has been used in a one-year follow-up study. There were no changes of cortisol concentrations before or after dexamethasone intake between baseline and follow-up examination. Patients with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) showed more pronounced cortisol suppression compared to those without PTSD. The DST seems to be a stable marker of alterations in HPA axis feedback regulation in BPD, which is also reflected by substantial correlations between percentage of cortisol suppression at baseline and follow-up examination.

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

VL - 63

SP - 843

EP - 850

JO - J CLIN PSYCHOL

JF - J CLIN PSYCHOL

SN - 0021-9762

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