Lauren Dembeck, PhD

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Lauren Dembeck is a freelance science and medical writer and a contributing author for the Haymarket Medical Network. She holds a BS in biology and a BA in foreign languages from West Virginia University and a PhD in genetics from North Carolina State University. Prior to freelance writing, Lauren was a postdoctoral researcher at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan, where she studied developmental neurobiology. You can find more of her writing at https://laurendembeck.com/.

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Study Author Q&A: Alterations of the HPA Axis in Major Depressive Disorder

Lauren Dembeck, PhD

September 9, 2020

This systematic review further explores whether alterations of the HPA axis that are commonly found in patients with major depressive disorder are due to early life stress or whether the alterations are caused by the MDD itself.