Evaluation of a salivary based combined dexamethasone/CRH test in patients with major depression

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 385-399

  Baghai, Thomas C ^a   Schüle, Cornelius ^a   Zwanzger, Peter ^a   Minov, Christo ^a   Holme, Christina ^a   Padberg, Frank ^a   Bidlingmaier, Martin ^b   Strasburger, Christian J ^b   Rupprecht, Rainer ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACTH; Combined Dex CRH test; Cortisol; Major depression; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SALIVA LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036159572     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(01)00060-9     Document Type: Article

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