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  • Title: DST results in nonpsychotic depressed outpatients.
    Author: Khan A, Johnson F, Avery DH, Cohen S, Scherzo B, Dunner DL.
    Journal: Am J Psychiatry; 1988 Sep; 145(9):1153-6. PubMed ID: 3046385.
    Abstract:
    In two studies using the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) to evaluate the efficacy of newer antidepressants in depressed outpatients, the authors found a DST nonsuppression rate of 13% (11 of 86 patients). Thirty-three of the DST suppressors received an antidepressant and 42 received placebo; the drug-treated group showed a significant therapeutic response. The low rate of DST nonsuppression in these depressed outpatients, a finding consistent with that of other investigators, does not confirm or refute reports that these patients are relatively resistant to placebo in comparison with active medication. The authors recommend that DST results not be used as selection criteria in studies assessing newer therapies for depressed outpatients.
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