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The British Journal of Psychiatry 150: 787-790 (1987)
© 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

The prognosis of primary depressive illness. Its relationship to the dexamethasone suppression test

PC Bowie, AY Beaini and LJ Bowie
Leeds University.

We followed up 30 recovered depressives for an average of 2 years. At 18 months, despite prophylactic medication, 30% had relapsed. Persistent DST suppression during the index illness was found to be a predictor of good prognosis.




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