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Am J Psychiatry. 1984 Jun;141(6):810-1. doi: 10.1176/ajp.141.6.810.
The authors gave the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) to 42 opiate addicts 2 weeks after detoxification. The DST provided a sensitivity of 80% and a specificity of 93% for major depression diagnosed according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria.