Dexamethasone suppression test for depressive patients in Babol, 1994

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among cortisol level of depressed patients and dexamethasone suppression test (DST). Methods: The study was conducted with 50 depressed patients (28 females and 22 males) and 50 age and sex matched normal subjects. This research wa...

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Autor principal:	AM Ahmadi
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Lenguaje:	EN FA
Publicado:	Babol University of Medical Sciences 1999
Materias:	depression cortisol dexamethasone suppression test Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8d6fc498d6144fb0bc061776df2887482021-11-10T09:24:10ZDexamethasone suppression test for depressive patients in Babol, 19941561-41072251-7170https://doaj.org/article/8d6fc498d6144fb0bc061776df2887481999-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jbums.org/article-1-2969-en.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1561-4107https://doaj.org/toc/2251-7170Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among cortisol level of depressed patients and dexamethasone suppression test (DST). Methods: The study was conducted with 50 depressed patients (28 females and 22 males) and 50 age and sex matched normal subjects. This research was a cross-sectional type in all referred cases to an outpatient clinic, during 6 month sampling time. Findings: (DST) in mild and moderate depressed group was normal, positive results limited to severe depressed patients, bipolar I, II (6.4 micg/dl vs. 2.2 micg/dl P<0.01). Conclusion: Plasma cortisol level in depressive spectrum is not uniform. This data is concordant with heterogeneous content of depressive spectrum disorders.AM AhmadiBabol University of Medical Sciencesarticledepressioncortisoldexamethasone suppression testMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENFAMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 55-60 (1999)
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description	Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship among cortisol level of depressed patients and dexamethasone suppression test (DST). Methods: The study was conducted with 50 depressed patients (28 females and 22 males) and 50 age and sex matched normal subjects. This research was a cross-sectional type in all referred cases to an outpatient clinic, during 6 month sampling time. Findings: (DST) in mild and moderate depressed group was normal, positive results limited to severe depressed patients, bipolar I, II (6.4 micg/dl vs. 2.2 micg/dl P<0.01). Conclusion: Plasma cortisol level in depressive spectrum is not uniform. This data is concordant with heterogeneous content of depressive spectrum disorders.
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title	Dexamethasone suppression test for depressive patients in Babol, 1994
title_short	Dexamethasone suppression test for depressive patients in Babol, 1994
title_full	Dexamethasone suppression test for depressive patients in Babol, 1994
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Dexamethasone suppression test for depressive patients in Babol, 1994

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