Dexamethasone nonsuppression and short Rapid Eye Movement latency in schizophrenia: Markers of an affective diathesis?

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 927-929

  Goldman, Mona ^a   Tandon, Rajiv ^a   Taylor, Stephan F ^a   DeQuardo, John R ^a   Shipley, James E ^a   Patel, Bina ^a   Reddig, Sara ^a   Jibson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective diathesis; Cortisol suppression; REM latency; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SLEEP;

EID: 0030297730     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)89256-0     Document Type: Article

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