Self-reported depressive symptoms and stress levels in healthy young men: Associations with the cortisol response to awakening

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 92-99

  Pruessner, Marita ^a,b,c   Hellhammer, Dirk H ^c   Pruessner, Jens C ^a,b   Lupien, Sonia J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Awakening response; Chronic stress; Depression; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Mood; Salivary cortisol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 12244264780     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000040950.22044.10     Document Type: Article

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