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Perceived stress and hair cortisol: Differences in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Jul 2016
Streit Fabian, Memic Amra, Hasandedić Lejla, Rietschel Liz, Frank Josef, Lang Maren, Witt Stephanie H, Forstner Andreas J, Degenhardt Franziska, Wüst Stefan, Nöthen Markus M, Kirschbaum Clemens, Strohmaier Jana, Oruc Lilijana, Rietschel Marcella
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INTRODUCTION: Bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SCZ) are psychiatric disorders with shared and distinct clinical and genetic features. In both disorders, stress increases the risk for onset or relapse and dysregulation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been reported. The latter is frequently investigated by measuring changes in the hormonal end product of the HPA axis, i.e., the...
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