Dexamethasone suppression test and coping behavior in psychosocial stress

• Published in: Psychiatry research Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 137 - 145
• Main Authors: Frecska, Ede, Lukács, Hedvig, Arató, Mihály, Mód, László, Alföldi, Antal, Magyar, István
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.02.1988; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biological and medical sciences; coping; defense; Defense Mechanisms; Denial (Psychology); Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone suppression test; Humans; Hydrocortisone - blood; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiopathology; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous; MMPI; Pituitary-Adrenal System - physiopathology; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Social Support; stress; Stress, Psychological - physiopathology; Stress, Psychological - psychology; Techniques and methods; stress; Dexamethasone suppression test; defense; coping; Human; Pharmacologic test; Personality test; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; Hypothalamohypophysoadrenal axis; Steroid hormone; Psychometrics; Cortisol; Stress; Dexamethasone test; Environment personality relation; Coping; Hormonal investigation

The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) were administered to 144 healthy inductees on day 2 of military service. One hundred and four of them completed a 120-item questionnaire describing their coping responses to this particular challenge....