A follow-up of cognitive performance and diurnal salivary cortisol changes in former burnout patients

Stress

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 589-600

  Osterberg K ^a   Karlson, B ^a   Malmberg, B ^a   Hansen, A M ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attention; Burnout; Cortisol; Memory; Mood; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BURNOUT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONVALESCENCE; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF EVALUATION;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RETURN TO WORK; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84867389849     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2011.648972     Document Type: Article

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