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CRH, stress, and major depression: a psychobiological interplay.
Vitamins and hormones - 1 Jan 2004
Claes Stephan J
Abstract excerpt
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a complex disease and is one of the leading causes of disability in our society. The provoking factors are multiple; acute and chronic psychological stress, severe early trauma experiences, somatic disease, and genetic factors all play a role. This review focuses on hyperdrive of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) as the fundamental neurobiological correlate of MDD. CRH plays...
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