Revisiting the Dexamethasone Suppression Test in unipolar major depression: an exploratory study.

Background: Important methodological questions still exist concerning the Dexamethasone Suppression Test (DST), including the possibility of a better way of interpreting it. The aim of the present study was to explore the feasibility of an alternative way of interpreting DST results.

Methods: A total of 50 patients with major depression aged 41.