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Thyroid and adrenal axis in major depression: a controlled study in outpatients
Author(s) -
J. Brouwer,
Bente C. Appelhof,
Witte J.G. Hoogendijk,
Jochanan Huyser,
Erik Endert,
Cassandra Zuketto,
Aart H. Schene,
Jan G.P. Tijssen,
Richard van Dyck,
Wilmar M. Wiersinga,
Eric Fliers
Publication year - 2005
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.1.01828
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis , depression (economics) , thyroid , thyroid hormones , economics , macroeconomics
Major depressive disorder has been associated with changes in the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis and with hypercortisolism. However, the changes reported have been at variance, probably related to in- or outpatient status, the use of antidepressant medication and the heterogeneity of depression. We therefore conducted a controlled study in unipolar depressed outpatients who had been free of antidepressants for at least 3 months.

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