Psychosocial stress increases testosterone in patients with borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and healthy participants.
Christian Eric DeuterMoritz DuesenbergJulian Hellmann-RegenSophie MetzStefan RoepkeOliver T WolfChristian OtteKatja WingenfeldPublished in: Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation (2021)
From the results of this study, we conclude that stress-related changes in testosterone release are not affected by BPD or PTSD status in a female patient population. This study expands the knowledge about changes in gonadal hormones and stress reactivity in these disorders.