Associations between the cortisol awakening response and patient-evaluated stress and mood instability in patients with bipolar disorder: an exploratory study

Abstract Objective The Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) measured as the transient increase in cortisol levels following morning awakening appears to be a distinct feature of the HPA axis. Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) experience daily stress, mood instability (MI) and studies have shown disru...

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Main Authors: Maria Faurholt-Jepsen, Vibe Gedsø Frøkjær, Arafat Nasser, Niklas Rye Jørgensen, Lars Vedel Kessing, Maj Vinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Bipolar Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40345-020-00214-0