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Dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in relation to depressive somatic and suicidal manifestations
Author(s) -
Modestin J.,
Ruef C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02823.x
Subject(s) - dexamethasone suppression test , somatic cell , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , dexamethasone , depression (economics) , depressive symptoms , oncology , genetics , anxiety , biology , gene , macroeconomics , economics
— An investigation of 51 depressed inpatients showed a significant positive correlation between non‐suppression in dexamethasone suppression test (DST) and the extent of depressive somatic symptoms. The DST did not differentiate between depressive suicidal and non‐suicidal patients.