Ageing, depression, anxiety, social support and the diurnal rhythm and awakening response of salivary cortisol

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-208

  Heaney, Jennifer L J ^a   Phillips, Anna C ^a   Carroll, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Anxiety; Cortisol awakening response; Cortisol diurnal rhythm; Depression; Social support

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGE; AGING; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VEGETABLE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; AREA UNDER CURVE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SALIVA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349246213     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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