Plasma noradrenaline response to a cognitive stressor in subtypes of depressive illness

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 265-274

  Cooper, Stephen J ^a   Kelly, Christopher B ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Melancholia; Noradrenaline; Stress; Stroop

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; STRESS;

EID: 0034042835     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-1077(200006)15:4<265::AID-HUP170>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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