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Cortisol binding in plasma of men with unipolar and bipolar affective disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

David J. King
David J. King
Affiliation:
Holywell Hospital, Steeple Road, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Synopsis

Following an earlier report, plasma cortisol-binding capacity (CBC) was estimated in a new series of 11 men with unipolar depression and 11 men with bipolar illness admitted to hospital. The two groups were comparable except that the bipolar group tended to have more frequent episodes of illness and to have more family histories of affective disorder. There was no significant difference between the CBC values in each group.

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Original Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , August 1975 , pp. 273 - 275
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1975

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