The cortisol awakening response is blunted in psychotherapy inpatients suffering from depression

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 900-904

  Huber, Thomas J ^a   Issa, Katharina ^a   Schik, Gesa ^a   Wolf, Oliver T ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; HPA axis; Psychotherapy; Saliva; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SALIVA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 33745226456     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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