Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 33-36 , December 2008

Investigating associations between cortisol and cognitive reactivity to sad mood provocation and the prediction of relapse in remitted major depression

  • K.K. Chopra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Room 1127, Toronto M5T 1R8, Ontario, Canada. Tel.: +1 416 535 8501x4238; fax: +1 416 979 6864.
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  • Z.V. Segal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • T. Buis

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • S.H. Kennedy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • R.D. Levitan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 1 August 2008 ,Accepted 24 September 2008.

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PII: S1876-2018(08)00022-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2008.09.006

Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 33-36 , December 2008

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