Posted by Tomatheus on April 16, 2012, at 13:58:40
In reply to Cortisol Levels in Depression and OCD, posted by mogger on April 16, 2012, at 12:58:32
Mogger,
I don't know about OCD, but there is some evidence that activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (which regulates cortisol) tends to be elevated in patients with melancholic depression and diminished in patients with atypical depression:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11920153
I'm not sure exactly how conclusive the findings of the above study are in the grand scheme of things, but the findings seem to indicate that different subtypes of unipolar clinical depression look different on the neuroendocrine level.
Perhaps others will be able to expand on what I've written here and provide more information.
Tomatheus
Dx: schizoaffective disorder
Taking Abilify and 5 supplements
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