No Difference in Mood and Quality of Life in DHEA-S Deficient Adults with Addison’s Disease vs. Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Normal DHEA-S Levels: Implications for Management of These Conditions

No Difference in Mood and Quality of Life in DHEA-S Deficient Adults with Addison’s Disease vs. Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Normal DHEA-S Levels: Implications for Management of These Conditions

Patients with Addison’s disease have relatively high rates of depression and anxiety symptoms compared with population-based reference samples. Addison’s disease results in deficiency of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA-sulfate (DHEA-S). There is considerable debate about the specific effects...

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Main Authors: Adrian H. Heald, Andreas Walther, Julian R. E. Davis, Gabriela Y. C. Moreno, John Kane, Mark Livingston, Helen L. Fowler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
DHEA deficiency
Addison’s disease
mood
depression
quality of life
diabetes type 2
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00764/full

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