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Hormone profiles in humans experiencing military survival training

Morgan, Charles A, Wang, Sheila, Mason, John, Southwick, Steven M, Fox, Patrick, Hazlett, Gary, Charney, Dennis S, Greenfield, Gary·2000·Biological Psychiatry

Abstract

Background Clinical models of the human response to intense, acute stress have been limited to laboratory settings or cross sectional characterizations. As a result, data about the sensitivity of the human neuroendocrine activation to realistic stressors of varying magnitudes are limited. The U.S. Army survival course offers a unique opportunity to examine, in a controlled manner, the human response to acute, realistic, military stress.Methods Salivary data were collected in 109 subjects at baseline during four stress exposure time points and at recovery. Serum data was collected at baseline and recovery in 72 subjects and at baseline and during stress exposure in a subgroup of subjects (n = 21).Results Cortisol significantly increased during the captivity experience and was greatest after subjects' exposure to interrogations. Cortisol remained significantly elevated at recovery. Testosterone was significantly reduced within 12 hours of captivity. Reductions of both total and free T4 and of total and free T3 were observed, as were increases in thyrotropin.Conclusions The stress of military survival training produced dramatic alterations in cortisol, percent free cortisol, testosterone, and thyroid indices. Different types of stressors had varying effects on the neuroendocrine indices. The degree of neuroendocrine changes observed may have significant implications for subsequent responses to stress.

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Authors
Morgan, C. A., Wang, S., Mason, J., Southwick, S. M., Fox, P., Hazlett, G., Charney, D. S., & Greenfield, G.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • United States Department of the Army (US)
  • United States Army (US)
Corresponding author
Morgan, Charles A
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2000-05
Volume
47
Issue
10
Pages
891-901
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2024255098
Cited by
206
References
61
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
acute stress, cortisol, testosterone, free cortisol, thyroid hormones, thyroid-stimulating hormone, salivary biomarkers, serum biomarkers, captivity stress, neuroendocrine response, stress recovery
MeSH terms
Adult, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Male, Military Personnel, Saliva, Stress, Physiological, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Survival, Testosterone, Thyroid Gland, Thyroid Hormones

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