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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Publicado en:	Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria Vol. 40; no. 5; pp. 275 - 281
Autores principales:	Lozano-Ortiz, Roberto, Marin-Lacasa, Reyes, Pascual-Garcia, Asuncion, Santacruz-Abion, Maria J., Sebastian-Perez, Francisca, Orea-Ramón, Beatriz
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Maria Lopez-Ibor sep/oct2012
Materias:	Mental depression Therapeutics Escitalopram Pituitary-adrenal function tests Serotoninergic mechanisms Serotonin Phenotypes
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