Sex hormones and cortisol during experimental trauma memory consolidation: Prospective association with intrusive memories.

ABSTRACT: Background Trauma- and stress-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), are more common in females than in males. Sex hormones affect learning and emotional memory formation and may be associated with the development of PTSD. Most previous studies have indexed these hormones in isolation. Objectives: To investigate associations of sex hormones and cortisol during memory consolidation on the development of intrusive memories. Methods: We employed an experimental trauma film paradigm in 61 healthy women and indexed salivary testosterone, progesterone, estradiol, and cortisol on day one and day two post experimental trauma exposure and their effects on intrusion frequency, distress, and vividness. Intrusive trauma memories were indexed by means of a diary

SUBMITTER: Krinke E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8979510 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature