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Therapeutic monitoring of escitalopram by dexamethasone suppression test.

Introduction. Depression is associated with a dysfunction of regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal, HPA, which is reflected in the alteration of the dexamethasone suppression test, DST. Escitalopram and other SSRIs decrease the HPA axis response to the DST, being the aim of this study val...

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Published in:Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 275 - 281
Main Authors: Lozano-Ortiz, Roberto, Marin-Lacasa, Reyes, Pascual-Garcia, Asuncion, Santacruz-Abion, Maria J., Sebastian-Perez, Francisca, Orea-Ramón, Beatriz
Format: Article
Published: Maria Lopez-Ibor sep/oct2012
Subjects:
Mental depression
Therapeutics
Escitalopram
Pituitary-adrenal function tests
Serotoninergic mechanisms
Serotonin
Phenotypes
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