Early life stress, HPA axis, and depression

Psychology and Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-234

  Tofoli, Sandra Marcia de Carvalho ^a   Baes, Cristiane von Werne ^a   Martins, Camila Maria Severi ^a   Juruena, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Childhood trauma; Depression; Early life stress; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Treatment resistant depression

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; RELAPSE;

EID: 83455260001     PISSN: 19843054     EISSN: 19833288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3922/j.psns.2011.2.008     Document Type: Article

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