Specificity of the TRH test for major depression in patients with serious cocaine abuse



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Am J Psychiatry 1985; 142:1097-1099
Copyright © 1985 by American Psychiatric Association

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Specificity of the TRH test for major depression in patients with serious cocaine abuse

CA Dackis, TW Estroff, DR Sweeney, AL Pottash and MS Gold

The authors administered the thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) test to 17 patients with severe cocaine abuse and without major depression. The results suggest that the test is not specific for major depression when serious cocaine abuse is present.

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