Association of nonsuppression of cortisol on the DST with primary polydipsia in chronic schizophrenia

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.150.4.653

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Thirteen polydipsic and 40 nonpolydipsic chronic schizophrenic patients received the dexamethasone suppression test while stabilized on psychotropic medication regimens. Thirty-eight percent (N = 5) of those with polydipsia but only 5% (N = 2) of those without polydipsia were nonsuppressors of cortisol (i.e., had an abnormal response). It is suggested that hippocampal dysfunction could cause both polydipsia and cortisol dysregulation in these patients.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 150 • Number 4 • April 1993

Pages: 653 - 655

PubMed: 8465887

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Published in print: April 1993

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Association of nonsuppression of cortisol on the DST with primary polydipsia in chronic schizophrenia

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