Cortisol secretion in depressed, and at-risk adults

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 927-940

  Dienes, Kimberly A ^a   Hazel, Nicholas A ^b   Hammen, Constance L ^c  

^a ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Depression; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Risk for depression; Trier Social Stress Test

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LABORATORY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL FUNCTION TESTS; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877033147     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: 18733360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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