Subjective mild depressive symptoms are associated with abnormal diurnal cycle of salivary cortisol in older adults

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-22

  Balardin, Joana Bisol ^a   Vedana, Gustavo ^a   Luz, Clarice ^a   Bromberg, Elke ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b National Institute for Translational Medicine INCT TM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

aging; cortisol; depression

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL;

AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SALIVA;

EID: 79951886144     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988710373599     Document Type: Article

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