The prognosis of primary depressive illness. Its relationship to the dexamethasone suppression test.
We followed up 30 recovered depressives for an average of 2 years. At 18 months, despite prophylactic medication, 30% had relapsed. Persistent DST suppression during the index illness was found to be a predictor of good prognosis.
D000304:Adrenal Cortex Function Tests; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis
D003907:Dexamethasone