Poor sleep is associated with exaggerated cortisol response to the combined dexamethasone/CRH test in a non-clinical population

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1257-1263

  Hori, Hiroaki ^a,d   Teraishi, Toshiya ^a   Sasayama, Daimei ^a   Ozeki, Yuji ^a,c   Matsuo, Junko ^a   Kawamoto, Yumiko ^a   Kinoshita, Yukiko ^a   Hattori, Kotaro ^a   Higuchi, Teruhiko ^b   Kunugi, Hiroshi ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cortisol; DEX CRH test; HPA axis; Psychological distress; Sleep

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEXAMETHASONE CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR TEST; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHECKLIST; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960634270     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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