Psoriasis severity and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function: results from the CALIPSO study

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that significantly impacts life quality, being associated with stress and mental disorders. We investigated whether the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis was associated with psoriasis severity, daily life stress and anxiety, and dep...

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Main Authors: A.R. Brunoni, I.S. Santos, C. Sabbag, P.A. Lotufo, I.M. Benseñor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014001201102&lng=en&tlng=en