Abnormal dexamethasone suppression test results in depressed and nondepressed children.
In a series of 15 children, abnormal dexamethasone suppression test (DST) responses were most common in depressed children and those with separation anxiety disorder. The authors raise questions about the specificity of the DST and the nature of separation anxiety.
D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male
D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone