Group psychoeducation normalizes cortisol awakening response in stabilized bipolar patients under pharmacological maintenance treatment

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 264-266

  Delle Chiaie, R ^a   Trabucchi, G ^a   Girardi, N ^a   Marini, I ^a   Pannese, R ^a   Vergnani, L ^a   Caredda, M ^a   Zerella, M P ^a   Minichino, A ^a   Corrado, A ^a   Patacchioli, F R ^a   Simeoni, S ^a   Biondi, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; POLYESTER;

ADHERENCE TO REFILLS AND MEDICATIONS SCALE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; HAMILTON SCALE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LETTER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE; AROUSAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXHAUSTION; FATIGUE; GROUP THERAPY; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL PATIENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SALIVA; STRESS; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878355241     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348609     Document Type: Letter

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