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Lead
University of California, San Diego
Age
18–65
Sex
MALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Male military veterans
Between the ages of 18-65 years old
Generally good medical health with no clinically significant abnormalities on physical examination, electrocardiogram, or laboratory findings
Ability to provide informed consent and comply with requirements of study protocol
No specific contraindications to hydrocortisone
Clinically predominant DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD
Score of ≥ 40 on Clinician Administered PTSD Scale \[CAPS\]
You may not be if
History of moderate to severe traumatic brain injury, seizure or organic mental illness
Lifetime history of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, other psychotic disorder, or depression with a score of ≥ 16 on the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (Hamilton, 1960), active suicidal ideation
Unstable medical illness
Subjects undergoing any formal psychotherapy within 3 months of enrollment
Subjects that meet criteria for substance dependence during the last 6 months
History of adverse reaction to corticosteroids.
Concurrent use of other psychotropic medication (e.g. benzodiazepines, antipsychotics)
