Gwirtsman H, Gerner R H, Sternbach H
J Clin Psychiatry. 1982 Aug;43(8):321-7.
The overnight dexamethasone suppression test (DST) has emerged as a useful clinical test in identifying a proportion of patients with primary affective disorder. This test may also be helpful in predicting response to tricyclic antidepressants, MAO inhibitors, and/or electroconvulsive therapy. This review summarized the recent clinical studies on the DST.
夜间地塞米松抑制试验(DST)已成为一项用于识别部分原发性情感障碍患者的有用临床检查。该检查在预测对三环类抗抑郁药、单胺氧化酶抑制剂和/或电休克治疗的反应方面可能也有帮助。这篇综述总结了近期关于DST的临床研究。