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

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.142.9.1097

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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