The role of depression and childhood trauma on cortisol suppression in women with bulimia nervosa: A pilot study

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Yilmaz, Zeynep ^a,b   Kaplan, A S ^a,b,c   Levitan, R D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Childhood trauma; Cortisol; Depression; Dexamethasone; HPA axis; Pilot data

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84862877900     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325324     Document Type: Article

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