Psychosomatic aspects of Cushing's syndrome

Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-104

  Sonino, Nicoletta ^a,b,c   Fallo, Francesco ^a   Fava, Giovanni A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Department of Mental Health ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Cushing's syndrome; Depression; Life events; Psychosomatic medicine; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONVALESCENCE; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERCORTISOLISM; IRRITABILITY; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; MOOD DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATIZATION;

COGNITION DISORDERS; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS;

EID: 78049322129     PISSN: 13899155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11154-009-9123-7     Document Type: Review

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