Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in patients with chronic depression

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1021-1028

  Watson, S ^a   Gallagher, P ^a   Del Estal, D ^a   Hearn, A ^a   Ferrier, I N ^a   Young, A H ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSION, INVOLUTIONAL; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036668019     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291702005998     Document Type: Article

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