title: Cognitive function and the dexamethasone suppression test in depression.
abstract: Twenty patients with major depressive disorder defined by the Research Diagnostic Criteria were given a range of neuropsychological tests and evaluated with the dexamethasone suppression test (DST). No correlation was found between results on the DST and cognitive impairment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003071:Cognition; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone