Diurnal cortisol patterns and psychiatric symptoms in pregnancy: Short-term longitudinal study

Biological Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-41

  O'Connor, Thomas G ^a   Tang, Wan ^a   Gilchrist, Michelle A ^a   Moynihan, Jan A ^a   Pressman, Eva K ^a   Blackmore, Emma Robertson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Depression; HPA axis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDITY; WAKEFULNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANXIETY; CORTISOL; DEPRESSION; HPA AXIS; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890092386     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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