Bio-social origins of depression in the community: Interactions between social adversity, cortisol and serotonin neurotransmission

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 180, Issue FEB., 2002, Pages 168-173

  Strickland, Paul L ^a   Deakin, J F William ^a   Percival, Carol ^a   Dixon, Joanne ^a   Gater, Richard A ^a   Goldberg, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXFENFLURAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVATION; SCREENING; SELF EVALUATION; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC TRANSMISSION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEXFENFLURAMINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036160474     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.180.2.168     Document Type: Article

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