2005
Increased salivary cortisol after waking in depression
Bhagwagar Z, Hafizi S, Cowen P. Increased salivary cortisol after waking in depression. Psychopharmacology 2005, 182: 54-57. PMID: 15991000, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-005-0062-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary cortisolMedication-free subjectsMorning cortisol secretionCommunity-based sampleExaggerated releaseCortisol secretionAcute depressionHealthy controlsMajor depressionCortisol levelsDepressed subjectsCortisolMore cortisolDepressionPatientsRecent studiesSubjectsHypersecretionPathophysiologyObjectiveToMinMethodsWeResultsInControlSecretion
2003
Contrasting effects of citalopram and reboxetine on waking salivary cortisol
Harmer C, Bhagwagar Z, Shelley N, Cowen P. Contrasting effects of citalopram and reboxetine on waking salivary cortisol. Psychopharmacology 2003, 167: 112-114. PMID: 12605289, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-003-1417-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis activitySalivary cortisolAxis activitySelective noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitorNoradrenaline re-uptake inhibitorSelective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor citalopramConclusionsShort-term treatmentDifferent antidepressant medicationsHPA axis functionEffect of citalopramRe-uptake inhibitorsDouble-blind designShort-term treatmentBasal salivary cortisol levelsDiurnal salivary cortisolSalivary free cortisolSalivary cortisol levelsAntidepressant administrationRationaleAcute administrationReboxetine treatmentAntidepressant medicationAntidepressant treatmentAxis functionHPA axisAdrenal axis