Inverse correlation between morning plasma cortisol levels and MMPI psychasthenia and depression scale scores in victims of mobbing with adjustment disorders

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 610-613

  Rocco, Antonio ^a   Martocchia, Antonio ^a,b   Frugoni, Patrizia ^a   Baldini, Rossella ^a   Sani, Gabriele ^a   Di Giuseppe, Barbara Di Simone ^a   Vairano, Andrea ^a   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Monaco, Edoardo ^a   Tatarelli, Roberto ^a   Falaschi, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjustment disorder; Cortisol; Depression; Mobbing

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYSTERIA; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHASTHENIA; PSYCHOMETRY; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 38048999498     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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