The cortisol awakening response predicts subclinical depressive symptomatology in Mexican American adults

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 902-909

  Mangold, D ^a   Marino, E ^a   Javors, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood Trauma; Cortisol; Depression; Hispanics; HPA; Mexican Americans

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DEPRESSION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA LEVEL; SUBCLINICAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME;

EID: 79958735644     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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