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M J Garvey1, C Schaffer, L Schaffer

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, VA Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52240.

Journal of Affective Disorders
|March 1, 1989
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Inpatient depression shows higher dexamethasone suppression test (DST) non-suppression rates. Clinical factors like family history of alcoholism, hypersomnia, and younger age differentiate these patients.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Depressed inpatients exhibit higher rates of dexamethasone suppression test (DST) non-suppression compared to outpatients.
  • Understanding the clinical correlates of DST non-suppression in inpatients is crucial for explaining this disparity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify clinical features distinguishing DST non-suppressors from suppressors among depressed inpatients.
  • To determine if these features also differentiate between depressed inpatients and outpatients.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of 25 DST non-suppressing depressed inpatients with 16 DST suppressing depressed inpatients.
  • Utilized 70 clinical variables for assessment.
  • Identified variables differentiating inpatient DST status and subsequently compared inpatients and outpatients on these variables.

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Main Results:

  • Three clinical variables significantly differentiated between DST non-suppressors and suppressors in depressed inpatients.
  • These same three variables also distinguished between depressed inpatients and outpatients.
  • DST suppression was associated with a family history of alcoholism, hypersomnia, and younger age at interview.

Conclusions:

  • Family history of alcoholism, hypersomnia, and younger age are key clinical factors associated with DST suppression.
  • These factors may contribute to the higher prevalence of DST non-suppression observed in depressed inpatients compared to outpatients.