title: [Growth hormone (GH) test in psychiatric diagnosis].
abstract: The G.H. response to the insulin hypoglycaemia (Sachar test) is studied as differential diagnose test between endogenous and neurotic depressions in 14 patients. No correlation is seen between either a decreased response and endogenous depressive state, or an increased response and the neurotic depression. However, the great level of a response seems a good criterium to give the evolution prognostic of the depression state: the more G.H. response is high, the more the depression is fast curable.
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D013006:Growth Hormone
vernacular_title: Le test à l'hormone de croissance (G.H.) dans le diagnostic psychiatrique.