The cortisol awakening response in patients remitted from depression

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1199-1204

  Aubry, Jean Michel ^a   Jermann, Françoise ^a   Gex Fabry, Marianne ^a   Bockhorn, Liliane ^a   Van der Linden, Martial ^b   Gervasoni, Nicola ^b   Bertschy, Gilles ^a   Rossier, Michel F ^a   Bondolfi, Guido ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cortisol awakening response; Depression; HPA system; Remission; Salivary cortisol; Sleep duration

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER CURVE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649718426     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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