The dexamethasone suppression test during bereavement.
The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was given to 13 elderly grieving subjects having a major depressive disorder. Forty-six per cent had some predisposition for depression. All had a post-DST, 4:00 p.m. serum cortisol below 5 micrograms/dl, but these cortisols correlated with Hamilton Depression scores (r = .59, p less than .05).
D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone