Enhanced early morning salivary cortisol in neuroticism

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 807-809

  Portella, Maria J ^a   Harmer, Catherine J ^a,b   Flint, Jonathan ^a   Cowen, Philip ^a   Goodwin, Guy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA LEVEL; WAKEFULNESS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SALIVA; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 16844362556     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.4.807     Document Type: Article

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