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A Longitudinal Study of Young Men in Officer Candidate School

MAJ Leo E. Kreuz, MC, USA; Robert M. Rose, MD; CPT J. Richard Jennings, MSC

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1972;26(5):479-482.

Abstract
Plasma testosterone levels were determined in 18 young men in Officer Candidate School. Plasma testosterone levels were significantly lower during the early, stressful part of the course as contrasted with levels during the senior phase. This finding represents the first evidence in humans supporting the hypothesis that psychological stress suppresses levels of circulating plasma testosterone.

Author Affiliations
Washington, DC

From the Department of Psychiatry, Division of Neuropsychiatry, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 29, 1971.

Reprint requests to the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 720 Harrison Ave, Boston 02118 (Dr. Rose).

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