Blunted cortisol response to awakening in mild to moderate depression: Regulatory influences of sleep patterns and social contacts

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 697-705

  Stetler, Cinnamon ^a,b   Miller, Gregory E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b University of British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; Sleep; Social contact

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 28544452528     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.4.697     Document Type: Article

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