Comparison of the ACTH suppression test and dexamethasone suppression test in depressed patients.
Fourteen depressed patients were given the dexamethasone and ACTH suppression tests. The results of 71% agreed, suggesting that in a subgroup of depressed patients dexamethasone resistance reflects a central rather than peripheral dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis.
D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
D003907:Dexamethasone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone