title: The dexamethasone suppression test in depressed outpatients and normal control subjects.
abstract: In contrast to a recently published report by Amsterdam and associates, the authors noted a higher frequency of abnormal dexamethasone suppression test results in 88 outpatients with primary depression (particularly the endogenous subtype) than in 49 normal controls.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone; D006854:Hydrocortisone