title: Reported weight loss and dexamethasone nonsuppression in depressed patients. A negative study.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Gwirtsman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy-Byrne
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gitlin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halaris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahles
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone