Am J Psychiatry 1985; 142:252-253
Copyright © 1985 by American Psychiatric Association
Depression and adrenal function in spinal cord injury
RG Frank, JH Kashani, SA Wonderlich, A Lising and LR Visot
Of 32 patients with spinal cord injury, 14 had a DSM-III diagnosis of
depressive disorder: 12 had major depression (five with melancholia) and
two were dysthymic. In those with major depression, a dexamethasone
suppression test lacked sensitivity (30%) and specificity (50%).
