What does the dexamethasone suppression test identify?
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Krishnan, KR; France, RD; Pelton, S; McCann, UD; Manepalli, AN; Davidson, JR
Published in: Biol Psychiatry
September 1985
The authors studied the Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST) in chronic pain patients with and without major depression, using items from a modified version of the Hamilton Depression Scale, the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale. The purpose of the study was to identify the factor or factors which discriminated DST suppressors from nonsuppressors. The data suggest that depression and its profile are efficient discriminators of suppressors and nonsuppressors. Anxiety-related items were not as good as discriminators. The items that identified nonsuppression were the items that are often seen in combination in endogenous depression.
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Biol Psychiatry
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ISSN
0006-3223
Publication Date
September 1985
Volume
20
Issue
9
Start / End Page
957 / 964
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Psychiatry
- Pituitary-Adrenal System
- Pain
- Middle Aged
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
- Humans
- Dexamethasone
- Depressive Disorder
- Chronic Disease
- Adult
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Krishnan, K. R., France, R. D., Pelton, S., McCann, U. D., Manepalli, A. N., & Davidson, J. R. (1985). What does the dexamethasone suppression test identify? Biol Psychiatry, 20(9), 957–964. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3223(85)90192-1
Krishnan, K. R., R. D. France, S. Pelton, U. D. McCann, A. N. Manepalli, and J. R. Davidson. “What does the dexamethasone suppression test identify?” Biol Psychiatry 20, no. 9 (September 1985): 957–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-3223(85)90192-1.
Krishnan KR, France RD, Pelton S, McCann UD, Manepalli AN, Davidson JR. What does the dexamethasone suppression test identify? Biol Psychiatry. 1985 Sep;20(9):957–64.
Krishnan, K. R., et al. “What does the dexamethasone suppression test identify?” Biol Psychiatry, vol. 20, no. 9, Sept. 1985, pp. 957–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0006-3223(85)90192-1.
Krishnan KR, France RD, Pelton S, McCann UD, Manepalli AN, Davidson JR. What does the dexamethasone suppression test identify? Biol Psychiatry. 1985 Sep;20(9):957–964.
Published In
Biol Psychiatry
DOI
ISSN
0006-3223
Publication Date
September 1985
Volume
20
Issue
9
Start / End Page
957 / 964
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Psychiatry
- Pituitary-Adrenal System
- Pain
- Middle Aged
- Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
- Humans
- Dexamethasone
- Depressive Disorder
- Chronic Disease
- Adult