title: A comparison of the cortisol suppression index and the dexamethasone suppression test in prepubertal children.
abstract: Results of the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) and the cortisol suppression index (CSI) were compared in 50 depressed prepubertal children and 36 control subjects. The 4:00 p.m. DST, the two-point DST, and the 8:00 a.m. revised criterion CSI yielded the best results and had similar clinical utility and diagnostic confidence values.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D011627:Puberty; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone