Effects of glucocorticoids on declarative memory function in major depression
Bremner J, Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Anderson G, Newcomer J, Charney D. Effects of glucocorticoids on declarative memory function in major depression. Biological Psychiatry 2004, 55: 811-815. PMID: 15050862, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2003.10.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDeclarative memory functionVerbal declarative memory functionDay 3Major depressionMemory functionParagraph recallUnipolar major depressive disorderSubset of patientsEffects of glucocorticoidsHealthy human subjectsDepressive disorderTransient impairmentHealthy subjectsRandomized fashionDeclarative memoryGlucocorticoid receptorBrain regionsExogenous cortisolGlucocorticoidsPlaceboDexamethasonePatientsBaselineDepression