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  • Title: Dexamethasone suppression and energy balance: a study of anorexic patients.
    Author: Abou-Saleh MT, Oleesky DA, Crisp AH.
    Journal: J Psychiatr Res; 1985; 19(2-3):203-6. PubMed ID: 3876425.
    Abstract:
    The performance of the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was investigated in 45 female anorexic out-patients (cross-sectional study) and in nine female anorexic in-patients (longitudinal study). DST non-suppression was strongly associated with negative energy balance (low body weight and low Ponderal Index) but there was no significant association with the presence of affective or neurotic disturbance in these patients. These findings cast doubt on the value of the DST in the management of depressive illness.
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