The Dexamethasone Suppression Test in Depression

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Abstract
The response to the dexamethasone suppression test (DST) was examined in 543 patients suffering from major depressive illness and 246 healthy controls, from 13 research centres, representing 12 different countries, in a World Health Organization Collaborative Study. In almost all the centres, the post-dexamethasone plasma Cortisol concentration was significantly higher in the patients than in the controls. Although there is variation between centres, this abnormal response to the DST was shown to be frequent in patients from widely different geographical areas.

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