Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in patients with pathological gambling and internet use disorder

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 226, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-102

  Geisel, Olga ^a   Panneck, Patricia ^a   Hellweg, Rainer ^a   Wiedemann, Klaus ^b   Müller, Christian A ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Cortisol; HPA axis; Internet use disorder; Pathological gambling; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COPEPTIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; VASOPRESSIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERNET ADDICTION; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YALE BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE; ADDICTION; BLOOD; GAMBLING; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; GAMBLING; GLYCOPEPTIDES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926160842     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.078     Document Type: Article

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