title: The dexamethasone suppression test in bulimia nervosa.
abstract: In a study of the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in patients with bulimia nervosa, a non-suppression rate of about 50% was found. The only clinical correlates of DST non-suppression were a previous history of weight loss and/or of anorexia nervosa. These results suggest that DST non-suppression in these subjects may be a trait rather than a state marker of anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Psychiatry, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hassanyeh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leake
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schapira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Ferrier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000150:complications; D001835:Body Weight; D002032:Bulimia / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone