The Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Bulimia Nervosa
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 152 (5) , 654-656
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.152.5.654
Abstract
In a study of the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) in patients with bulimia nervosa, a non-suppression rate of about 50% was found. The only clinical correlates of DST non-suppression were a previous history of weight loss and/or of anorexia nervosa. These results suggest that DST non-suppression in these subjects may be a trait rather than a state marker of anorexia nervosa.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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