2006
The Biological Underpinnings of Depression
Korszun A, Altemus M, Young E. The Biological Underpinnings of Depression. 2006, 41-61. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511841262.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdrenocorticotropic hormoneDepressive disorderHypothalamic pituitary adrenal axisAnterior pituitary corticotropesPituitary-adrenal axisDevelopment of depressionCases of depressionStress-related conditionsGlucocorticoid feedbackPituitary siteAdrenal axisHPA axisCortisol secretionExaggerated responseAdrenal glucocorticoidsPituitary corticotropesHormonal systemsDepressionGenetic vulnerabilityComplex dynamic equilibriumBiological underpinningsCentral effectorIntroduction StressExtrinsic stressorsLife events
2004
Puberty, Ovarian Steroids, and Stress
YOUNG E, ALTEMUS M. Puberty, Ovarian Steroids, and Stress. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2004, 1021: 124-133. PMID: 15251881, DOI: 10.1196/annals.1308.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStressful life eventsMajor depressionDepressed womenPostmenopausal depressed womenReproductive hormonal changesLife eventsNormal progesteronePremenopausal womenCommon etiologyOvarian hormonesOvarian steroidsHPA axisAdrenal axisNormal womenLow estradiolFirst episodeDepressed menHormonal changesBaseline cortisolEstradiolInhibitory feedbackPubertyYoung adulthoodWomenDepression