The hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis in major depression

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 370-378

  Sullivan, P F ^a,b   Wilson, D A ^a   Mulder, R T ^a   Joyce, P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

hypothalamus; major depression; thyroid; thyroid stimulating hormone; thyrotropin releasing hormone

Indexed keywords

DESIPRAMINE; PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030971771     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb09648.x     Document Type: Article

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