Relationship of temperament and character with cortisol reactivity to the combined dexamethasone/CRH test in depressed outpatients

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 128-136

  Hori, Hiroaki ^a,c   Teraishi, Toshiya ^a   Sasayama, Daimei ^a   Hattori, Kotaro ^a   Hashikura, Miyako ^a   Higuchi, Teruhiko ^b   Kunugi, Hiroshi ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Character; Cortisol; Depression; DEX CRH test; HPA axis; Temperament

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; GENDER; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REWARD; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHARACTER; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; TEMPERAMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875368489     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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