Psychopathological and neuropsychological effects of 8-days' corticosteroid treatment. A prospective study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-31

  Naber, Dieter ^a,b   Sand, Philip ^a   Heigl, Brigitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cognitive function; Corticosteroids; Mood

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUOCORTOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029870143     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-4530(95)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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