The dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing hormone test in depression in bipolar and unipolar affective illness

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 363-370

  Rybakowski, Janusz K ^a   Twardowska, Katarzyna ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Bipolar illness; Depression; DEX CRH test; HPA system; Remission; Unipolar illness

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INSOMNIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REMISSION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0032800583     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(99)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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