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The dexamethasone suppression test for major depression among opiate addicts

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.141.6.810

The authors gave the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) to 42 opiate addicts 2 weeks after detoxification. The DST provided a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 93% for major depression diagnosed according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria.

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