Combined dexamethasone/CRF test in remitted outpatients with recurrent major depressive disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 259-263

  Van Den Eede, Filip ^a,b,c   Van den Bossche, Bart ^d   Hulstijn, Wouter ^a   Sabbe, Bernard G C ^a,e   Cosyns, Paul ^a,c   Claes, Stephan J ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^c ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d Psychiatric Hospital St Norbertushuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^e Psychiatric Hospital St Norbertushuis   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; Depression; Dexamethasone; HPA axis; Remission; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK; SALIVA;

EID: 33744828498     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.03.020     Document Type: Article

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