Citation

Wingenfeld K, Driessen M, Adam B, Hill A. Eur. Psychiatry 2007; 22(5): 309-312.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Bethel, Ev. Hospital Bielefeld, Remterweg 69-71, D-33617 Bielefeld, Germany. katja.wingenfeld@evkb.de

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2006.09.002

PMID

17142011

Abstract

Free cortisol was investigated in BPD patients and healthy controls. A positive association was found between cortisol and depression scores, while the number of PTSD symptoms was negatively correlated with cortisol release. These findings suggest that alterations in cortisol release in BPD are strongly associated with the severity of psychopathology.

Language: en