Hippocampal volume reduction and HPA-system activity in major depression

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 553-560

  Colla, Michael ^a,b   Kronenberg, Golo ^a   Deuschle, Michael ^b   Meichel, Kornelia ^b   Hagen, Thomas ^c   Bohrer, Markus ^b   Heuser, Isabella ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hippocampus volume; HPA System; Hypercortisolemia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Major depression; Stress

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; HYDROCORTISONE; LORAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CEPHALOMETRY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LENGTH OF STAY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROXETINE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SALIVA; STATISTICS;

EID: 33847654714     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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