The Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents

The Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Psychiatrically Hospitalized Adolescents

The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) is a highly specific correlate of endogenous depression in adults. In this study, a group of adolescent psychiatric inpatients was assessed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS), the Research Diagnostic Criteria, and the DST. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry 1983-09, Vol.22 (5), p.467-469
Hauptverfasser: ROBBINS, DOUGLAS R., ALESSI, NORMAN E., YANCHYSHYN, GORDON W., COLFER, MARIT V.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Depression
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Dexamethasone
Female
Humans
Hydrocortisone - blood
Male
Medical sciences
Mood disorders
Psychiatric Department, Hospital
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
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Zusammenfassung:The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) is a highly specific correlate of endogenous depression in adults. In this study, a group of adolescent psychiatric inpatients was assessed using the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS), the Research Diagnostic Criteria, and the DST. The DST appears to be as sensitive and specific to endogenous depression in adolescents as it is in adults, and it may be a useful adjunct in diagnosis and in the prescription and monitoring of treatment.
ISSN:0002-7138
2376-614X
DOI:10.1016/S0002-7138(09)61510-7