2003
Acute SSRI Administration Affects the Processing of Social Cues in Healthy Volunteers
Harmer C, Bhagwagar Z, Perrett D, Völlm B, Cowen P, Goodwin G. Acute SSRI Administration Affects the Processing of Social Cues in Healthy Volunteers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2003, 28: 148-152. PMID: 12496951, DOI: 10.1038/sj.npp.1300004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional processingFacial expressionsFacial expression recognition taskExpression recognition taskAcute SSRI administrationBasic emotionsSocial cuesEmotional intensityNeural processesSocial informationRecognition taskEarly acute effectsReduced response timeEmotional standardsSubjective experienceSocial behaviorTesting sessionsSSRI administrationAcute administrationMoodSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsProcessingSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsRole of serotoninHealthy female volunteers
2000
Modelling a loss event: effect of imagined bereavement on the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis
McCLEERY J, BHAGWAGAR Z, SMITH K, GOODWIN G, COWEN P. Modelling a loss event: effect of imagined bereavement on the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. Psychological Medicine 2000, 30: 219-223. PMID: 10722192, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291799001361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative mood induction procedureNegative mood inductionMood induction procedureMood inductionRelevant psychosocial stressorsIndividual differencesCortisol responseSalivary cortisol responseTransient moodPsychological stateInduction procedureAcute cortisol responsePsychosocial stressorsMood disorders researchDisorder researchCortisol outputStressorsBereavementNeuroendocrine responsesMoodAdrenal axisDepressive illnessHealthy volunteersMusicImportant mediator