The Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Children: Lack of an Association with Diagnosis

The Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Children: Lack of an Association with Diagnosis

The dexamethasone suppression test was carried out on 44 children to assess agreement with diagnosis of depression. No significant association was found between suppression of plasma cortisol and depression diagnosed clinically or by cluster analysis.

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 1991-07, Vol.159 (S11), p.41-48
Hauptverfasser: Tyrer, Stephen, Barrett, Lynn, Berney, Thomas P., Bhate, Surya, Watson, Malcolm J., Fundudis, Trian, Kolvin, Israel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Attention deficit disorders. Hyperactivity
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child clinical studies
Children
Children & youth
Cluster analysis
Cortisol
Depressive Disorder - blood
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Dexamethasone
Diagnosis
Female
Hormones
Humans
Hydrocortisone - blood
Laboratories
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mood disorders
Patients
Personality Assessment
Plasma
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Steroids
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Zusammenfassung:The dexamethasone suppression test was carried out on 44 children to assess agreement with diagnosis of depression. No significant association was found between suppression of plasma cortisol and depression diagnosed clinically or by cluster analysis.
ISSN:0007-1250
0960-5371
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/S0007125000292143