Deficits in plasma oxytocin responses and increased negative effect, stress, and blood pressure in mothers with cocaine exposure during pegnancy

Article Abstract:

The study presented compared oxytocin, BP, maternal behavior, and affect in mothers of infants who used cocaine or did not during pregnancy. The cocaine group had lower oxytocin levels, greater hostility and depressed mood, less support from others and mastery over life events, higher BP during all events of testing without the baby, and higher ambulatory BP and urinary norepinephrine at home, while cortisol and epinephrine responses were blunted.

Pregnant women, Blood pressure

---

A gender specific psychometric analysis of the early trauma inventory short form in cocaine dependent adults

Article Abstract:

The gender specific psychometric properties of Early Trauma Inventory-Short Form (ETI-SF) were evaluated in a clinical sample of cocaine dependent men and women. The findings support the utility of the ETI-SF as a clinical research tool to obtain data on specific types of early trauma in drug abusing samples.

United States, Usage, Causes of, Psychometrics, Psychic trauma in children, Childhood trauma (Psychology)

---

Effects of cortisol and cocaine on plasma prolactin and growth hormone levels in cocaine-dependent volunteers

Article Abstract:

The central dopaminergic effects of cortisol in humans were assessed and compared to those of cocaine. Cortisol injections produced significant increase in growth hormone, while cocaine resulted in significant decreases in prolactin.

Hydrocortisone

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: New perspectives on the manipulation of opiate urges and the assessment of cognitive effort associated with opiate urges
• Abstracts: The "image of the populace" among representatives of power structures as a source of social distortions. The potential for protest in Ukrainian society
• Abstracts: Social influences on young adults' alcohol consumption: norms, modeling, pressure, socializing and conformity
• Abstracts: Individual motivations and information source relevance in political decision making. Media perceptions and public affairs apathy in the politically inexperienced
• Abstracts: Weight concerns among male smokers. Randomized controlled trial of relapse prevention and a standard behavioral intervention with adult smokers

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.