Effects of childhood experiences on cortisol levels in depressed adults

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-65

  Joyce, Peter ^a   Williamson, Samantha ^a   McKenzie, Janice ^a   Frampton, Christopher ^a   Luty, Suzanne ^a   Porter, Richard ^a   Mulder, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Affectionless control; Childhood; Cortisol; Melancholia; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEPRIVATION; MELANCHOLIA; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34248163052     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670601050473     Document Type: Article

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