Urinary free cortisol excretion in depression

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1976, Pages 43-50

  Arthur Sugerman, A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Carrier Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; DEPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; URINE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN BINDING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0017067876     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700007480     Document Type: Article

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