Cortisol awakening response and subsequent depression: prospective longitudinal study
Carnegie R, Araya R, Ben-Shlomo Y, Glover V, O'Connor TG, O'Donnell KJ, Pearson R, Lewis G. Cortisol awakening response and subsequent depression: prospective longitudinal study. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2014, 204: 137-143. PMID: 24311550, PMCID: PMC3909839, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.126250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortisol awakening responseSubsequent depressionSalivary cortisolAwakening responseOdds ratioTime pointsICD-10 criteriaLongitudinal studyProspective longitudinal studyAvon Longitudinal StudyShort-term riskSubsequent depressive illnessLarge population cohortAdrenal functionDepressive illnessClinical significancePopulation cohortElevated cortisolCortisolLogistic regressionCortisol measuresStress reactivityDepressionDiurnal dropAssociation