Table 4

Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) post hoc test for the classical Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST) definition


DST suppressors
DST non-suppressors
p Value



Mean
SD
Mean
SD


GAF
48.74
13.97
58.13
13.65
0.021

DMS Endogenous axis
3.88
2.92
6.13
3.03
0.011

HDRS Depressive Index
10.97
2.76
8.63
2.31
0.005

Death Thoughts Rating
1.00
0.70
0.56
0.73
0.044

DMS, Diagnostic Melancholia Scale; GAF, General Assessment of Functioning; HDRS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.

Fountoulakis et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2008 7:22   doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-22

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