Update on stress and depression: the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis

Update on stress and depression: the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis

Over the past 50 years, relationships between stress and the neurobiological changes seen in psychiatric disorders have been well-documented. A major focus of investigations in this area has been the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, both as a marker of stress response and as a...

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Main Authors: Mello Andrea de Abreu Feijó de, Mello Marcelo Feijó de, Carpenter Linda L, Price Lawrence H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2003-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Stress
Depression
Hypothalamus
Pituitary-adrenal system
Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)
HPA axis
Child abuse
Childhood trauma
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