Reported weight loss and dexamethasone nonsuppression in depressed patients. A negative study.
In a sample of 96 patients with DSM-III major depressive disorder and in a subset of 78 melancholic patients, there was no evidence that dexamethasone nonsuppression was more common in patients with reported weight loss.
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Roy-Byrne
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Gitlin
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Halaris
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Ahles
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology; D001835:Body Weight; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010913:Pituitary-Adrenal System / Q000503:physiopathology
D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone