Adrenal function in depression

ABSTRACT

Urinary excretions [24 hours] of vanillyl-mandelic acid [VMA], epinephrine and norepinephrine and total catecholamines "ere found to be significantly elevated in depressed patients [10 patients with endogenous depression and 10 patients with reactive depression] as compared to healthy control subjects [10 persons]. Also, there were significant higher levels of serum cortisol and urinary free cortisol in both depressed groups as compared to control group