Relationships between hormonal profile and novelty seeking in combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder

摘要: This study examines relationships between hormonal levels and novelty seeking in a group of 27 Vietnam veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Novelty the veteran sample, measured by Cloninger Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ), was almost twice as high previously published norms. A distinctive pattern significant positive correlations found scores serum total triiodothyronine (T3), free T3, T3/free thyroxine (FT4) ratio, urinary norepinephrine norepinephrine/cortisol while negative correlation cortisol levels. The findings were confirmed t test analyses vs low subgroups do not appear to be related simply severity PTSD. These preliminary indicate need include measures characterological traits psychoendocrine studies PTSD investigate their possible usefulness subtyping this disorder.