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  • Title: The dexamethasone suppression test in delusional depression. Further findings.
    Author: Ayuso-Gutierrez JL, Almoguera MI, Garcia-Camba E, del Olmo Frias J, Cabranes JA.
    Journal: J Affect Disord; 1985; 8(2):147-51. PubMed ID: 3157723.
    Abstract:
    The results of the overnight 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) administered to 26 unipolar delusional depressed patients and 47 unipolar non-delusional depressed controls are reported. There were no significant differences between the rates of abnormal responses in the two groups. However, there was a higher percentage of normal responses in the delusional depressive sample with mood incongruency. While 55% of the mood-congruent depressive patients were non-suppressors, only 12% of the depressed patients with mood-incongruent psychotic features had abnormal DST responses.
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