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Growth hormone deficiency in pituitary disease: relationship to depression, apathy and somatic complaints

Author(s) -

Sven Zenker,

F. Haverkamp,

D Klingmuller

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

european journal of endocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897

H-Index - 148

eISSN - 1479-683X

pISSN - 0804-4643

DOI - 10.1530/eje.0.1470165

Subject(s) - apathy , depression (economics) , pituitary disease , beck depression inventory , psychology , growth hormone deficiency , medicine , insulin tolerance test , endocrinology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , disease , anxiety , growth hormone , hormone , insulin , insulin resistance , insulin sensitivity , economics , macroeconomics

Adults with GH deficiency (GHD) have been reported to suffer from increased levels of depression and apathy, which are thought to contribute to the reduced quality of life observed in these patients when compared with healthy controls. Recent studies, however, cast doubt on the attribution of these impairments to GHD as opposed to an unspecific stress response to the chronic medical condition.

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