Early posttraumatic autonomic and endocrine markers to predict posttraumatic stress symptoms after a preventive intervention with oxytocin.
Sinha EngelMirjam van ZuidenJessie L FrijlingSaskia B J KochLaura NawijnRinde L W YildizSarah SchumacherChristine KnaevelsrudJos A BoschDick J VeltmanMiranda OlffPublished in: European journal of psychotraumatology (2020)
Our exploratory study indicates that resting oxytocin and glucocorticoid receptor feedback sensitivity early posttrauma are associated with subsequent PTSD symptom severity. Notably, prognostic effects depended on sex and hormonal contraception use, emphasizing the necessity to consider these factors in biomedical PTSD research.