Basal activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome (neurasthenia).

BACKGROUND: Impairments in both basal activity and activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) have been reported in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS; neurasthenia). We sought to replicate these findings and examined basal activity of the HPA in a carefully selected sample of patients w...

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Main Authors: Young, A, Sharpe, M, Clements, A, Dowling, B, Hawton, K, Cowen, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998