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The overnight dexamethasone suppression test: clinical and theoretical review.
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Psychotropic MedicationElectroconvulsive TherapyPsychopharmacologyPharmacotherapyGlucocorticoidSocial SciencesMood SymptomNeurologySleepTheoretical ReviewPsychiatryDepressionNeuropharmacologyPsychiatric DisorderPharmacologyMood SpectrumClinical DisordersClinical PharmacologyUseful Clinical TestAnesthesiaMedicinePrimary Affective DisorderPsychopathologyAnesthesiology
The overnight dexamethasone suppression test (DST) has emerged as a useful clinical test in identifying a proportion of patients with primary affective disorder. This test may also be helpful in predicting response to tricyclic antidepressants, MAO inhibitors, and/or electroconvulsive therapy. This review summarized the recent clinical studies on the DST.