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
2014
Telomere length and cortisol reactivity in children of depressed mothers
Gotlib I, LeMoult J, Colich N, Foland-Ross L, Hallmayer J, Joormann J, Lin J, Wolkowitz O. Telomere length and cortisol reactivity in children of depressed mothers. Molecular Psychiatry 2014, 20: 615-620. PMID: 25266121, PMCID: PMC4419149, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2014.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderMedical illnessTelomere lengthDepressed mothersHPA axis activityOnset of depressionCortisol reactivityShort telomeresRecurrent episodesCortisol secretionDepressive disorderHistory of psychopathologyCortisol levelsOnset of disorderFamilial riskLaboratory stressorGreater cortisol reactivityDepressionImplicating dysregulationMothersIllnessDisordersPresent studyChildrenRisk
2010
Training the forgetting of negative words: The role of direct suppression and the relation to stress reactivity
LeMoult J, Hertel P, Joormann J. Training the forgetting of negative words: The role of direct suppression and the relation to stress reactivity. Applied Cognitive Psychology 2010, 24: 365-375. DOI: 10.1002/acp.1682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCue-target word pairsLaboratory stressorNegative emotional consequencesAcute laboratory stressorWord pairsEmotional consequencesSuppression trainingSuppression conditionNegative materialMood changesAbstract Recent researchTraining phaseRecent researchStressorsForgettingRecallWordsSubsequent responseDirect suppressionParticipantsInstructionTrainingSubsequent attemptsPeoplePossible benefits