Psychological and physiological effects of caring for patients with treatment-resistant depression

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1825-1833

  Rane, L J ^a,b   Fekadu, A ^a,b   Papadopoulos, A S ^a,b   Wooderson, S C ^a,b   Poon, L ^b   Markopoulou, K ^a,b   Cleare, A J ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carer; Cortisol; depression; HPA axis; outcome

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMISTRY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864538240     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291711003035     Document Type: Article

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