Comparison of the dexamethasone suppression test and the cortisol suppression index



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Am J Psychiatry 1984; 141:698-700
Copyright © 1984 by American Psychiatric Association

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Comparison of the dexamethasone suppression test and the cortisol suppression index

FC Goggans, WR Wilson Jr, MS Gold and AL Pottash

Among 50 inpatients, the sensitivity and specificity of the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) were 51.7% and 85.7%, respectively. For the cortisol suppression index they were 10.3% and 91% at 8:00 a.m. and 51.7% and 57.1% at 4:00 p.m. Thus, the cortisol suppression index does not appear to be an adequate substitute for the DST.

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