Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in panic disorder: Prediction of long-term outcome by pretreatment cortisol levels

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-73

  Abelson, James L ^a,b   Curtis, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Med Inn Bldg/0840   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; PANIC; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0030049681     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.1.69     Document Type: Article

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