2023
Cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor predicts increases in depressive symptoms in perinatal and nulliparous women during population-level stress
Beech A, Edelman A, Yatziv T, Rutherford H, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor predicts increases in depressive symptoms in perinatal and nulliparous women during population-level stress. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 340: 33-41. PMID: 37499916, PMCID: PMC10529046, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsNulliparous womenCortisol reactivityLaboratory stressorHigh-risk groupDepressive symptom questionnairesBiomarkers of riskPsychosocial stress testCurrent depressive symptomsCOVID-19Salivary cortisol samplesPopulation-level stressorGestational weeksSymptom questionnairePerinatal periodNeed of interventionDepression riskCortisol levelsSymptomsCortisol samplesPregnancyWomenCOVID-19 pandemicStress testRisk
2020
Amygdala Response to Traumatic Childbirth Recall is Associated With Impaired Bonding Behaviors in Mothers With Childbirth-Related PTSD Symptoms: Preliminary Findings
Berman Z, Kaim A, Reed T, Felicione J, Hinojosa C, Oliver K, Rutherford H, Mayes L, Shin L, Dekel S. Amygdala Response to Traumatic Childbirth Recall is Associated With Impaired Bonding Behaviors in Mothers With Childbirth-Related PTSD Symptoms: Preliminary Findings. Biological Psychiatry 2020, 87: s142. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.02.378.Peer-Reviewed Original Research