Am J Psychiatry 1982; 139:1062-1064
Copyright © 1982 by American Psychiatric Association
Preliminary report on the dexamethasone suppression test for psychiatrically disturbed adolescents
FE Crumley, J Clevenger, D Steinfink and D Oldham
Of 100 adolescents who showed evidence of a depressive disorder and were
given the dexamethasone suppression test (DST), 42% had abnormal results.
Several had mixed or contradictory symptoms and the DST helped in diagnosis
of an affective disorder and in treatment planning.
