Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Psychiatric Patients with Psychoactive Substance Dependence
作者:
OliveraArturo A,
FeroDavid,
ScibiliaJoyce,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1991)
卷期:
Volume 17,
issue 3
页码: 295-305
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1991
DOI:10.3109/00952999109027553
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
ABSTRACTThe study of the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in 374 chronic psychiatric patients with concurrent substance dependence, including alcohol, found 97% of nonsuppression associated with affective disorders. The incidence of nonsuppression was 38.5% in major depressive disorder and 27.7% in bipolar affective disorder. This study found no apparent connection between the incidence of nonsuppression and any particular drug group. Predex amethasone plasma concentrations were higher in affective disorders than in other diagnoses. It is concluded that the DST may be of value as part of the clinical approach to the diagnosis of major depressive disorders in a substance-abusing population.
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