Journal article
Changes in Melatonin Levels but Not Cortisol Levels Are Associated With Depression in Patients With Eating Disorders
Abstract
Disturbances were studied in the nocturnal circadian pattern of serum melatonin and plasma cortisol levels in 33 female patients with an eating disorder (anorexia nervosa, n = 11; bulimia nervosa, n = 12; or both, n = 10) and in ten female control subjects of comparable age. Blood samples were obtained hourly from 8 PM to 6 AM under controlled darkness. Serum melatonin levels in all patient groups were initially similar to those of control …
Authors
Kennedy SH; Garfinkel PE; Parienti V; Costa D; Brown GM
Journal
JAMA Psychiatry, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 73–78
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
DOI
10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810010075010
ISSN
2168-622X