Dissociative symptoms and neuroendocrine dysregulation in depression

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Bob, Petr ^a   Fedor Freybergh, Peter ^a,b   Jasova, Denisa ^a   Bizik, Gustav ^a   Susta, Marek ^a   Pavlat, Josef ^a   Zima, Tomas ^a   Benakova, Hana ^a   Raboch, Jiri ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b St Elisabeth University College of Health and Social Work   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; Dissociation; Prolactin; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROLACTIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 54249095739     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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