Gender differences in serum cortisol levels among patients with major depressive disorder

Neuropsychiatria i Neuropsychologia

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 89-93

  Sanches, Marsal ^a   Zunta Soares, Giovana B ^a   Hatch, John P ^b   Soares, Jair C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Cortisol; Gender; HPA axis; Major depressive disorder; Mood disorders

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

EID: 84893442961     PISSN: 18966764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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