Social support and enhanced suppression of adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol responses to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function and thyrotropin-releasing hormone tests in patients with major depressive disorder

Biological Psychology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 159-163

  Tsuru, Jusen ^a   Akiyoshi, Jotaro ^a   Tanaka, Yoshihiro ^a   Matsushita, Hirotaka ^a   Hanada, Hiroaki ^a   Kodama, Kensuke ^a   Hikichi, Takatoshi ^a   Ohgami, Hirochika ^a   Tsutsumi, Takashi ^a   Isogawa, Koichi ^a   Nagayama, Haruo ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological marker; Depression; DEX CRH test; Social support questionnaire; TRH test

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROTIRELIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTIRELIN TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 42649128029     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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