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The Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Children: Lack of an Association with Diagnosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2018

Stephen Tyrer ,
Lynn Barrett ,
Thomas P. Berney ,
Surya Bhate ,
Malcolm J. Watson ,
Trian Fundudis  and
Israel Kolvin
Stephen Tyrer*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6)
Lynn Barrett
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
Thomas P. Berney
Affiliation:
The Fleming Nuffield Unit, Burdon Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 3AE
Surya Bhate
Affiliation:
Sir Martin Roth Young People's Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE4 6BE
Malcolm J. Watson
Affiliation:
Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4LP
Trian Fundudis
Affiliation:
The Fleming Nuffield Unit, Burdon Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 3AE
Israel Kolvin
Affiliation:
Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine and the Tavistock Clinic, 120 Belsize Lane, London NW3 5BA
*
Correspondence
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Abstract

The dexamethasone suppression test was carried out on 44 children to assess agreement with diagnosis of depression. No significant association was found between suppression of plasma cortisol and depression diagnosed clinically or by cluster analysis.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue S11: Depression in Childhood , July 1991 , pp. 41 - 48
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991 

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