Posted by Elizabeth on June 1, 2001, at 13:33:48
In reply to Re: antiglucocorticoids in depression » Elizabeth, posted by SLS on June 1, 2001, at 7:50:53
> I knew what the DST was.
Yeah, I figured. I was just defining it for the benefit of readers who might not be familiar with it.
> What confused me at the time was whether non-suppression was considered to be a negative result (because it failed to suppress cortisol secretion) or if it were positive because it demonstrated an anomaly or pathology. I guess I'm still confused.
Yeah; to prevent this confusion, I think it's best to describe people as "suppressors" or "nonsuppressors" rather than as testing positive or negative.
-elizabeth
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