Why the study?
Does ethanol alter stress-induced changes in plasma catecholamines, emotional state, and performance in healthy male volunteers?
Does ethanol alter stress-induced changes in plasma catecholamines, emotional state, and performance in healthy male volunteers?
Ethanol reduces stress-related emotional arousal and cognitive performance but does not alter the physiological catecholamine response to acute mental stress.
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Alcohol may blunt emotional arousal without altering catecholamines in healthy volunteers; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Vogel et al. (1989) studied this question.