Volume of the adrenal and pituitary glands in depression

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-27

  Kessing, Lars Vedel ^a   Willer, Inge Stoel ^a   Knorr, Ulla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Depressive disorder; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal; Pituitary gland; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MELANCHOLIA; MOOD DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 78649877148     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.05.007     Document Type: Review

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