Psychological correlates of the dexamethasone suppression test response and of the shortened REM sleep latency in depressed outpatients.
The overlap between REM sleep latency and DST response was investigated in a group of 117 mildly depressed outpatients. No significant correlation between these two biological markers could be evidenced. The MMPI profile of the DST suppressors was clearly different from the non-suppressors' profile indicating a more severe clinical condition at that moment. REM sleep latency did not contribute to the psychological and clinical subtyping of this depressive sample.
Cluydts
R J
RJ
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
De Roeck
J M
JM
Beckham
B J
BJ
D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011930:Reaction Time; D012895:Sleep, REM
D003907:Dexamethasone