Title: Cortisol response to interpersonal stress in young adults with borderline personality disorder: A pilot study
Authors: Walter, Marc; Bureau, Jean-François; Holmes, Bjarne M.; Bertha, Eszter A.; Hollander, Michael; Wheelis, Joan; Brooks, Nancy Hall; Lyons-Ruth, Karlen
Abstract: Abstract: Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis dysregulation after stress was found to be associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Nine female BPD young adults and 12 control subjects were investigated for stress reactivity and recovery after an interpersonal conflict discussion with their mothers. BPD subjects showed a delayed cortisol response after psychosocial stress.
Subjects: PERSONALITY disorders; BORDERLINE personality disorder; INTERPERSONAL relations; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
Publication: European Psychiatry, 2008, Vol 23, Issue 3, p201
ISSN: 0924-9338
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.12.003

Cortisol response to interpersonal stress in young adults with borderline personality disorder: A pilot study

Walter, Marc; Bureau, Jean-François; Holmes, Bjarne M.; Bertha, Eszter A.; Hollander, Michael; Wheelis, Joan; Brooks, Nancy Hall; Lyons-Ruth, Karlen