TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Cortisol Response Following Exposure Treatment for PTSD in Rape Victims
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - Gerardi, Maryrose
A1  - Rothbaum, Barbara Olasov
A1  - Astin, Millie C.
A1  - Kelley, Mary
SP  - 349
EP  - 356
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - This study examined changes in salivary cortisol levels pre-to-post-treatment in adult female rape victims diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) randomly assigned to be treated with either Prolonged Exposure Therapy or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Salivary cortisol was collected at baseline, session 3, and session 9. A significant decrease in salivary cortisol levels was observed in individuals classified as treatment responders in both treatment conditions. Findings suggest that successful exposure-based treatments for PTSD which result in trauma-related and depressive symptom reduction may impact the action of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis as measured by changes in level of salivary cortisol from pre-to-post-treatment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771003781297
ID  - ref1
ER  -