The cortisol awakening response at admission to hospital predicts depression severity after discharge in major depressive disorder patients—A replication study

The cortisol awakening response at admission to hospital predicts depression severity after discharge in major depressive disorder patients—A replication study

The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is a non-invasive biomarker for hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) dysregulation, reflecting accumulated stress over time. In a previous study we reported that a blunted CAR before an inpatient treatment predicted self-reported depressive symptoms six wee...

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Main Authors: Sabrina Neyer, Michael Witthöft, Mark Cropley, Markus Pawelzik, Stefan Sütterlin, Ricardo G. Lugo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
cortisol awakening response
depression
HPA axis
biomarker
follow-up
replication study
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2022.952903/full

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