[The dexamethasone suppression test in agoraphobia with panic attacks. 30 cases].
Among 30 agoraphobic subjects with panic attacks, 6 presented an abnormal dexamethasone suppression test. In non suppressor patients there was a statistical trend towards an excess of major depressive disorders, and of depression in first degree relatives. It suggests that agoraphobia with panic attacks might be a heterogeneous entity. Some agoraphobias with panic attacks might be more related to endogenous depression than to anxiety states.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010912:Pituitary-Adrenal Function Tests
D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone
Le test à la dexaméthasone dans l'agoraphobie avec attaques de panique. Trente cas.