Assessment of the validity of the dexamethasone/corticotropin-releasing hormone test. Comment on: Watson, S., Gallagher, P., Smith, M.S., Ferrier, I.N., Young, A.H., 2006. The dex/CRH test--is it better than the DST? Psychoneuroendocrinology 31, 889-894

Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2007 Jan;32(1):91; author reply 92-4. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2006.10.009. Epub 2006 Dec 6.
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Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Bipolar Disorder / physiopathology
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone*
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / physiopathology
  • Dexamethasone* / analysis
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiology
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiology
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Dexamethasone
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Hydrocortisone