Bipolar illness, catatonia, and the dexamethasone suppression test in adolescence: case report.
A 14-year-old girl developed a brief paranoid psychosis followed by DST-positive catatonia. Four months after full recovery, she experienced a manic episode. The application of the DST as both a diagnostic and treatment monitoring tool is discussed and a strategy is outlined for treating adolescents presenting with catatonia.
D000293:Adolescent; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000175:diagnosis
D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D003907:Dexamethasone; D008094:Lithium; D006854:Hydrocortisone