Corticotropin-releasing hormone challenge in prepubertal major depression

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 267-277

  Birmaher, Boris ^b   Dahl, Ronald E ^c   Perel, James ^c   Williamson, Douglas E ^c   Nelson, Beverly ^c   Stull, Stacy ^c   Kaufman, Joan ^c   Waterman, G Scott ^c   Rao, Uma ^c   Nguyen, Nga ^a   Puig Antich, Joaquim ^c   Ryan, Neal D ^c  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

ACTH; Child depression; Cortisol; CRH; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029971824     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00177-8     Document Type: Article

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