Dirk H Hellhammer

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1 Two formulas for computation of the area under the curve represent measures of total hormone concentration versus time-dependent change. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2003 10.23
2 A new view on hypocortisolism. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2005 3.30
3 Common polymorphisms in the glucocorticoid receptor gene are associated with adrenocortical responses to psychosocial stress. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 2.31
4 Dissociation between reactivity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary system to repeated psychosocial stress. Psychosom Med 2003 1.95
5 Stress exposure in intrauterine life is associated with shorter telomere length in young adulthood. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.88
6 Increased peripheral NF-κB pathway activity in women with childhood abuse-related posttraumatic stress disorder. Brain Behav Immun 2011 1.84
7 Self-reported depressive symptoms and stress levels in healthy young men: associations with the cortisol response to awakening. Psychosom Med 2003 1.77
8 Acute HPA axis responses, heart rate, and mood changes to psychosocial stress (TSST) in humans at different times of day. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2004 1.66
9 Maternal care modulates the relationship between prenatal risk and hippocampal volume in women but not in men. J Neurosci 2007 1.44
10 Plasma oxytocin concentration during pregnancy is associated with development of postpartum depression. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011 1.43
11 Predicting posttraumatic stress symptoms from pretraumatic risk factors: a 2-year prospective follow-up study in firefighters. Am J Psychiatry 2005 1.36
12 Prenatal exposure to maternal psychosocial stress and HPA axis regulation in young adults. Horm Behav 2008 1.33
13 Prenatal psychosocial stress exposure is associated with insulin resistance in young adults. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 1.23
14 Selective amnesic effects of oxytocin on human memory. Physiol Behav 2004 1.18
15 Basal and stimulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders and healthy controls. Psychosom Med 2005 1.18
16 The heritability of hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis responses to psychosocial stress is context dependent. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004 1.18
17 Differential heart rate reactivity and recovery after psychosocial stress (TSST) in healthy children, younger adults, and elderly adults: the impact of age and gender. Int J Behav Med 2004 1.17
18 Free cortisol awakening responses are influenced by awakening time. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2004 1.15
19 Sex specific associations between common glucocorticoid receptor gene variants and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis responses to psychosocial stress. Biol Psychiatry 2007 1.15
20 Salivary cortisol in ambulatory assessment--some dos, some don'ts, and some open questions. Psychosom Med 2012 1.14
21 A common polymorphism in the mineralocorticoid receptor modulates stress responsiveness. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 1.13
22 Salivary cortisol and prefrontal cortical thickness in middle-aged men: A twin study. Neuroimage 2010 1.09
23 Influence of prenatal psychosocial stress on cytokine production in adult women. Dev Psychobiol 2008 1.06
24 Birth weight is associated with salivary cortisol responses to psychosocial stress in adult life. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2005 1.03
25 Genetic and environmental influences on cortisol regulation across days and contexts in middle-aged men. Behav Genet 2010 1.03
26 HPA axis reactivity and lymphocyte glucocorticoid sensitivity in fibromyalgia syndrome and chronic pelvic pain. Psychosom Med 2007 1.02
27 How to measure prenatal stress? A systematic review of psychometric instruments to assess psychosocial stress during pregnancy. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2013 1.01
28 The heritability of perceived stress. Psychol Med 2006 0.99
29 The associations among hippocampal volume, cortisol reactivity, and memory performance in healthy young men. Psychiatry Res 2007 0.97
30 Trait anxiety moderates the impact of performance pressure on salivary cortisol in everyday life. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2005 0.96
31 Habituation of cortisol responses to repeated psychosocial stress-further characterization and impact of genetic factors. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2005 0.96
32 Endocrine and immune responses to stress in chronic inflammatory skin disorders. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003 0.94
33 Glucose but not protein or fat load amplifies the cortisol response to psychosocial stress. Horm Behav 2002 0.94
34 Prenatal psychosocial stress exposure is associated with subsequent working memory performance in young women. Behav Neurosci 2009 0.94
35 Morningness and eveningness: the free cortisol rise after awakening in "early birds" and "night owls". Biol Psychol 2005 0.94
36 Attenuation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responsivity to the Trier Social Stress Test by the benzodiazepine alprazolam. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2006 0.93
37 Adhesion molecules and cytokine expression in fibromyalgia patients: increased L-selectin on monocytes and neutrophils. J Neuroimmunol 2007 0.91
38 A psychobiological perspective on genetic determinants of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 0.91
39 Age and sex steroid-related changes in glucocorticoid sensitivity of pro-inflammatory cytokine production after psychosocial stress. J Neuroimmunol 2002 0.87
40 Salivary cortisol release and hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis feedback sensitivity in fibromyalgia is associated with depression but not with pain. J Pain 2010 0.86
41 The low-dose dexamethasone suppression test in fibromyalgia. J Psychosom Res 2007 0.85
42 Preliminary evidence of altered sensitivity to benzodiazepines as a function of maternal care in the rat. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 0.85
43 Increased diurnal salivary cortisol in women with borderline personality disorder. J Psychiatr Res 2004 0.85
44 Glucocorticoid sensitivity in fibromyalgia patients: decreased expression of corticosteroid receptors and glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2008 0.84
45 Influence of stress during pregnancy on HPA activity and neonatal behavior. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2004 0.84
46 Prenatal programming of emotion regulation: neonatal reactivity as a differential susceptibility factor moderating the outcome of prenatal cortisol levels. J Psychosom Res 2013 0.83
47 Behavioral response to methylphenidate challenge: influence of early life parental care. Dev Psychobiol 2009 0.81
48 Negative emotionality, depressive symptoms and cortisol diurnal rhythms: analysis of a community sample of middle-aged males. Horm Behav 2011 0.81
49 Moderate psychosocial stress appears not to impair recall of words learned 4 weeks prior to stress exposure. Stress 2002 0.80
50 Parity does not alter baseline or stimulated activity of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis in women. Dev Psychobiol 2006 0.79
51 HPA axis reactivity in chronic pelvic pain: association with depression. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol 2009 0.78
52 Neuropattern: a new translational tool to detect and treat stress pathology. II. The Teltow study. Stress 2012 0.76
53 Adult cognitive ability and socioeconomic status as mediators of the effects of childhood disadvantage on salivary cortisol in aging adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2013 0.76
54 Further support for higher salivary cortisol levels in "morning" compared to "evening" persons. J Psychosom Res 2007 0.75
55 Frequency of Perceived Poststress Symptoms in Inpatients, Outpatients and Healthy Controls: The Role of Perceived Exhaustion and Stress. Psychother Psychosom 2015 0.75