Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
The @journal of child psychology and psychiatry
29 (1988), S. 0
ISSN:
1469-7610
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
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Psychology
Notes:
Abstract Thirty depressed inpatients aged 7–16 yrs were compared for salivary hypercortisolism with a control group of 16 inpatients of mixed diagnosis matched for age and sex. Four cortisol samples were taken over a 48 hr period: 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. on the first day; then, with 1mg of dexamethasone given immediately after the second sample, at 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. on the second day. All except the 8 a.m. value were significantly greater (P 〈 0.03) in the depressed group. A 4 nmol/1 cutoff for the 4 p.m. sample gave 48% sensitivity and 91 % specificity for discriminating depressed cases (P= 0.03). The results indicate that the salivary method for estimating cortisol levels in children and adolescents with depression warrants further study.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00719.x
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