Long-term follow-up of cortisol awakening response in patients treated for stress-related exhaustion

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Sjörs, Anna ^a,b   Ljung, Thomas ^c,d   Jonsdottir, Ingibjörg H ^a,e  

^a Institute of Stress Medicine   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c RandD unit   (Sweden)

^d MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DEPRESSION; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SALIVA LEVEL;

EID: 84864139916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001091     Document Type: Article

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