Psychological Sequelae of Road Traffic Accidents: An Inadequately Addressed Problem
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 169 (4), 405-407
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.169.4.405
Abstract
Studies of testosterone levels in patients with major depressive illness have produced varying results, plasma levels usually being reported. Saliva levels reflect 'free' plasma testosterone, and a pilot study of 11 men with major depression with melancholia, who underwent a standard dexamethasone suppression test, is described. There were no significant differences in testosterone levels compared with an age-matched control group. In the patient group, pre-dexamethasone levels correlated significantly and negatively with depression ratings on the 21-item Hamilton and the Montgomery and Asberg depression scales, and also with state anxiety measured on the Spielberger scale.Keywords
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