Dexamethasone Concentrations and the Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Psychiatric Disorders
1986 ◽
Vol 148
(1)
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pp. 66-69
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Keyword(s):
The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) has been widely used in psychiatry as a laboratory aid for the diagnosis of endogenous depression; failure to suppress serum cortisol levels is interpreted as confirming a clinical diagnosis of endogenous depression. We found that serum dexamethasone concentrations in this test vary widely and are determinants of the DST response: non-suppression of serum cortisol levels is associated with low serum dexamethasone concentrations, and suppression is associated with high concentrations.
1987 ◽
Vol 12
(4)
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pp. 295-301
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2003 ◽
Vol 98
(5)
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pp. 967-973
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1984 ◽
Vol 145
(5)
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pp. 508-511
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2017 ◽
Vol 126
(02)
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pp. 71-76
1998 ◽
Vol 13
(8)
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pp. 411-418
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1985 ◽
Vol 14
(3)
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pp. 197-208
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2014 ◽
Vol 27
(11-12)
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pp. 1043-1047
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