TY - JOUR AU - Faurholt-Jepsen, Maria AU - Frøkjær, Vibe Gedsø AU - Nasser, Arafat AU - Jørgensen, Niklas Rye AU - Kessing, Lars Vedel AU - Vinberg, Maj PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/01 TI - Associations between the cortisol awakening response and patient-evaluated stress and mood instability in patients with bipolar disorder: an exploratory study JO - International Journal of Bipolar Disorders SP - 8 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - The Cortisol Awakening Response (CAR) measured as the transient increase in cortisol levels following morning awakening appears to be a distinct feature of the HPA axis. Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) experience daily stress, mood instability (MI) and studies have shown disrupted HPA-axis dynamics. Aims: to evaluate (1) patient-evaluated stress against the CAR, (2) associations between the CAR and mood symptoms, and (3) the effect of smartphone-based treatment on the CAR. SN - 2194-7511 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40345-020-00214-0 DO - 10.1186/s40345-020-00214-0 ID - Faurholt-Jepsen2021 ER -