Reduced hippocampal volume and hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis function in first episode psychosis: Evidence for sex differences

NeuroImage: Clinical

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 195-202

  Pruessner, Marita ^a   Lepage, Martin ^a   Collins, D Louis ^b   Pruessner, Jens C ^c   Joober, Ridha ^a   Malla, Ashok K ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cortisol awakening response; First episode psychosis; Hippocampus; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTISOL AWAKENING RESPONSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SCALE FOR ASSESSMENT OF NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS; SCALE FOR ASSESSMENT OF POSITIVE SYMPTOMS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SALIVA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919707411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22131582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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