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3857956

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty bulimics, 20 depressives and 20 normal controls were studied using the Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST) as defined by Carroll et al. Their past psychiatric and family histories were compared. We found that actively bulimic subjects had a rate of DST non-suppression of 20%, and that 20% of them had a past history of a major depressive disorder. Forty per cent had a history of alcoholism and/or antisocial personality in a first degree relative, but only 5% had a positive family history of affective disorder. These rates were significantly lower than those found in the depressed group except for the family history of alcoholism and/or antisocial personality for which there was no significant difference. We identified a subgroup of bulimic DST non-suppressors who, like patients with melancholia, were characterized by past history of major depressive illness and high rates of family history of affective disorder, alcoholism and/or antisocial personality in first degree relatives. This group responded to antidepressant medications in a manner similar to depressed patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0706-7437
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
190-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-8-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative dexamethasone suppression test measurements in bulimia, depression and normal controls.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't