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Cortisol response patterns in depressed women and their healthy daughters at risk: Comparison with healthy women and their daughters.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Feb 2017
Gonul Ali Saffet, Cetinkalp Sevki, Tunay Sebnem, Polat Irmak, Simsek Fatma, Aksoy Burcu, Kizilates Gozde, Erdogan Yigit, Coburn Kerry L
Abstract excerpt
A dysfunctional hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis is widely accepted as a significant pathophysiological aspect of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Despite studies suggesting that a dysfunctional HPA axis might be present before the clinical syndrome becomes apparent, the functioning of the HPA axis in high-risk populations has not been well defined. The aim of the present study was to investigate the HPA...
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