Reversal of dexamethasone suppression test nonsuppression in alcohol abusers.
Of 75 detoxified alcohol-abusing inpatients given the dexamethasone suppression test (DST), 13 demonstrated nonsuppression and returned to normal suppression after 4 more weeks of abstinence. The authors question interpreting nonsuppression in alcohol abusers as indicating major depression without a significant period of abstinence.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000097:blood
D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone