TY - JOUR
T1 - Abnormal cortisol levels during the day and cortisol awakening response in first-episode psychosis: The role of stress and of antipsychotic treatment
AU - Mondelli, Valeria
AU - Dazzan, Paola
AU - Hepgul, Nilay
AU - Di Forti, Marta
AU - Aas, Monica
AU - D'Albenzio, Alessandro
AU - Di Nicola, Marco
AU - Fisher, Helen
AU - Handley, Rowena
AU - Marques, Tiago Reis
AU - Morgan, Craig
AU - Navari, Serena
AU - Taylor, Heather
AU - Papadopoulos, Andrew
AU - Aitchison, Katherine J.
AU - Murray, Robin M.
AU - Pariante, Carmine M.
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - First-episode psychosis (FEP) patients show hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, but the mechanisms leading to this are still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of stress and antipsychotic treatment on diurnal cortisol levels, and on cortisol awakening response, in FEP. Recent stressful events, perceived stress and childhood trauma were collected in 50 FEP patients and 36 healthy controls using structured instruments. Salivary cortisol was obtained at awakening, at 15, 30, and 60 min after awakening, and at 12 and 8 pm. Patients experienced more recent stressful events, perceived stress and childhood trauma than controls (p
AB - First-episode psychosis (FEP) patients show hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, but the mechanisms leading to this are still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of stress and antipsychotic treatment on diurnal cortisol levels, and on cortisol awakening response, in FEP. Recent stressful events, perceived stress and childhood trauma were collected in 50 FEP patients and 36 healthy controls using structured instruments. Salivary cortisol was obtained at awakening, at 15, 30, and 60 min after awakening, and at 12 and 8 pm. Patients experienced more recent stressful events, perceived stress and childhood trauma than controls (p
U2 - 10.1016/j.schres.2009.08.013
DO - 10.1016/j.schres.2009.08.013
M3 - Article
SN - 1573-2509
VL - 116
SP - 234
EP - 242
JO - Schizophrenia Research
JF - Schizophrenia Research
IS - 2-3
ER -