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Clinical Utility of Dexamethasone Suppression Testing in the Elderly Depressive: A Case Report*
- Source :
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 29:505-507
- Publication Year :
- 1984
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 1984.
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Abstract
- The dexamethasone suppression test may be a valuable tool in the assessment, treatment evaluation and maintenance management of depressive illness in old age. A case is presented illustrating these uses of the DST.
- Subjects :
- Male
Depressive Disorder
Imipramine
medicine.medical_specialty
Lithium
Dexamethasone
Psychiatry and Mental health
Dexamethasone suppression
Treatment evaluation
Dexamethasone suppression test
medicine
Humans
Dexamethasone test
Biological psychiatry
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Psychiatry
Psychology
Maintenance management
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Aged
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14970015 and 07067437
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....78e5ae2c8839f3d91cd2fc295786307c
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674378402900610