Interepisode consistency of dexamethasone suppression test results in affective disorders



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Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:539-541
Copyright © 1986 by American Psychiatric Association

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Interepisode consistency of dexamethasone suppression test results in affective disorders

DA Brizer, RP Brown, JH Kocsis and PE Stokes

Twenty-two patients with recurrent affective disorders received 1-mg dexamethasone suppression tests (DSTs) during multiple hospitalizations. Interepisode consistency of DST results was found in 82% of the subjects, which supports the use of this test as a predictor of relapse.

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