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. 1991 Jul:(11):41-8.

The dexamethasone suppression test in children: lack of an association with diagnosis

S P Tyrer  1 , M L Barrett, T P Berney, S Bhate, M J Watson, T Fundudis, I Kolvin
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  • PMID: 1840757

The dexamethasone suppression test in children: lack of an association with diagnosis

S P Tyrer et al. Br J Psychiatry Suppl. 1991 Jul.

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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