title: Urinary free cortisol levels and dexamethasone suppression testing in organic affective disorder associated with hyperthyroidism.
abstract: Eleven of 32 newly diagnosed untreated patients with hyperthyroidism met DSM-III criteria for organic affective syndrome. Thirty of these patients submitted 24-hour urine specimens for measurement of urinary free cortisol levels, and 31 were given a 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) before antihyperthyroidism therapy was started. There was no difference in the mean +/- SD urinary free cortisol excretion levels between depressed and nondepressed hyperthyroid patients. One nondepressed patient demonstrated nonsuppression (greater than 5 micrograms/dl) at 8:00 a.m. These results suggest that cortisol abnormalities as reflected by urinary free cortisol levels and DST findings are uncommon in patients with hyperthyroidism whether they are depressed or nondepressed.
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000652:urine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine*; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone