title: The dexamethasone suppression test in generalised anxiety disorder.
abstract: The dexamethasone suppression test was performed on 79 patients with a diagnosis of generalised anxiety disorder. A non-suppression rate of 27% was obtained, comparable to that found in out-patient major depression but notably higher than previous reports in panic disorder. No good clinical predictors of non-suppression were discovered, nor was the co-occurrence of depression sufficient to account for the finding.
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone