The dexamethasone suppression test in adolescent outpatients with major depressive disorder

Boris Birmaher; Ronald E Dahl; Neal D. Ryan; HARRIS RABINOVICH; P Ambrosini; Mayadah Al-Shabbout; H Novacenko; B. Nelson; Joaquim Puig-Antich

doi:10.1176/ajp.149.8.1040

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In contrast with previous studies of adolescent inpatients, the DST did not discriminate between the adolescent outpatients with major depressive disorder and the normal comparison subjects in this study. Possible reasons for the discrepancies, such as severity of the depression and inpatient status, are discussed.

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