Lithium augmentation increases post-dexamethasone cortisol in the dexamethasone suppression test in unipolar major depression

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Bschor ◽  
Christopher Baethge ◽  
Mazda Adli ◽  
Uta Eichmann ◽  
Marcus Ising ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression Test ◽  
Suppression Test ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression ◽  
Lithium Augmentation

scholarly journals Season of birth, clinical manifestations and Dexamethasone Suppression Test in unipolar major depression

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos N Fountoulakis ◽  
Apostolos Iacovides ◽  
Michael Karamouzis ◽  
George S Kaprinis ◽  
Charalambos Ierodiakonou
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression Test ◽  
Season Of Birth ◽  
Suppression Test ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

scholarly journals Revisiting the Dexamethasone Suppression Test in unipolar major depression: an exploratory study

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos N Fountoulakis ◽  
Xenia Gonda ◽  
Zoltan Rihmer ◽  
Costas Fokas ◽  
Apostolos Iacovides
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression Test ◽  
Suppression Test ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression ◽  
Unipolar Major Depression

The corticotropin releasing factor stimulation test in patients with major depression: Relationship to dexamethasone suppression test results

Depression ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ranga R. Krishnan ◽  
Krishnaiah Rayasam ◽  
Deborah Reed ◽  
Mark Smith ◽  
Phillip Chapell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression Test ◽  
Corticotropin Releasing Factor ◽  
Stimulation Test ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Suppression Test ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression

The dexamethasone suppression test in major depression: clinical and polysomnographic findings

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-339
Author(s):  
Ph.P. Hubain ◽  
L. Staner ◽  
M. Dramaix ◽  
M. Kerkhofs ◽  
C. Van Veeren ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression Test ◽  
Suppression Test ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression

Measured Weight Loss and the Dexamethasone Suppression Test*

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 707-709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sidney H. Kennedy ◽  
Paul E. Garfinkel ◽  
Stephen Stokl ◽  
Carrol A. Whynot
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression Test ◽  
Measured Weight ◽  
Suppression Test ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression

In a prospective study of 28 subjects with major depression, weight was significantly related to nonsuppression in the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) on admission and seven days later. However, changes in weight between these two times did not alter the DST status.

The Dexamethasone Suppression Test and Suicidal Patients

1985 ◽  
Vol 147 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Ennis ◽  
Rosemary A. Barnes ◽  
Sidney Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Patient Population ◽  
Tricyclic Antidepressants ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression Test ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Suppression Test ◽  
Suicidal Patients ◽  
Dexamethasone Suppression

The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was used in an in-patient crisis unit to determine whether the test could identify suicidal patients who might benefit from tricyclic antidepressants. DST results, DSM-III diagnoses, and measures of symptom levels were obtained for 72 patients admitted for a 3–5 day period; 31 were non-suppressors. Abnormal DST results were not related to DSM-III diagnosis or to scores on measures of depression and symptom levels. Only three patients met DSM-III criteria for major depression with melancholia; 26 patients had a diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse. The poor specificity of the DST in this patient population suggests that its routine use in such patients could be highly misleading.

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