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High levels of cortisol among adolescent offspring of parents with bipolar disorder: a pilot study.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jan 2004
Ellenbogen M A, Hodgins S, Walker C-D
Abstract excerpt
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is compromised at several levels in major depressive and bipolar disorder (BD). However, it is not known whether HPA abnormalities predate the onset of these disorders. We conducted a pilot study comparing salivary cortisol levels of 10 adolescent off...
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