The HPA-axis and immune function in burnout

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 167, Issue , 2007, Pages 281-285

  Mommersteeg, Paula M C ^a,b,c   Heijnen, Cobi J ^a   Kavelaars, Annemieke ^a   van Doornen, Lorenz J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

burnout; chronic stress; cortisol; cytokines; dexamethasone suppression test; DHEAS; follow up

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INTERLEUKIN 10; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

BURNOUT; CELL STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MONOCYTE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CYTOKINES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA;

EID: 36249010277     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(07)67024-1     Document Type: Review

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