Temporal associations between salivary cortisol and emotions in clinically depressed individuals and matched controls: A dynamic time warp analysis

• Published in: Psychoneuroendocrinology Vol. 158; p. 106394
• Main Authors: Koning, Anne-Sophie C.A.M., Booij, Sanne H., Meijer, Onno C., Riese, Harriëtte, Giltay, Erik J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Complex dynamic systems; Depression; Depression - psychology; Dynamic time warping; Emotions; Humans; Hydrocortisone - analysis; Network theory; Saliva - chemistry; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time series; Depression; Network theory; Dynamic time warping; Emotions; Complex dynamic systems; Time series

Depression can be understood as a complex dynamic system where depressive symptoms interact with one another. Cortisol is suggested to play a major role in the pathophysiology of depression, but knowledge on the temporal interplay between cortisol and depressive symptoms is scarce. We aimed to analy...