Increased serum prolactin levels in drug-naive first-episode male patients with schizophrenia

Albayrak Y., Beyazyuz M., Beyazyuz E., Kuloglu M. M.

NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, cilt.68, sa.5, ss.341-346, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/08039488.2013.839739
  • Dergi Adı: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.341-346
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Drug-free, Drug-naive, First episode, Prolactin, Schizophrenia, ANTIPSYCHOTIC-TREATED PATIENTS, ANXIETY-RELATED BEHAVIOR, PLASMA PROLACTIN, PITUITARY VOLUME, DEPRESSIVE-ILLNESS, GROWTH-HORMONE, SECRETION, PSYCHOSIS, RECEPTOR, RATS
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Prolactin is a hormone receiving considerable attention in psychiatry. Increased serum prolactin level is frequently associated with dopamine blocking antipsychotics. Furthermore, decreased prolactin level was considered a reflector of the effect of antipsychotics. However, there is restricted numbers of investigations that researched baseline prolactin levels in first-episode patients with schizophrenia.