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Abstract
Recent work suggests that the simultaneous occurrence of major depressive disorder
(MDD) and panic disorder (PD) may be of relevance for clinical findings, therapeutic
outcome, and prognosis. It is of interest to know whether or not this relevance extends
to biological findings. We addressed this question through comparison of serial Dexamethasone
Suppression Test (DST) results in patients who had either MDD alone or simultaneous
MDD and PD. We were unable to describe differences between the groups.
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Publication history
Received in revised form:
August 25,
1986
Received:
July 14,
1986
Footnotes
☆Supported in part by NIMH Grant 1-R01-MH40216-01 and the Psychiatry Department of the University of Michigan.
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© 1987 Published by Elsevier Inc.
