Use of cognitive behavior therapy for functional hypothalamic amenorrhea

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1092, Issue , 2006, Pages 114-129

  Berga, Sarah L ^a   Loucks, Tammy L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostasis; Amenorrhea; Anovulation; Hypothyroidism; Stress

Indexed keywords

CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; SEX HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL GLAND; AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FUNCTIONAL HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; INFERTILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OVARY FUNCTION; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AMENORRHEA; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC DISEASES;

EID: 34247257235     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1365.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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