Increased serum prolactin levels in drug-naive first-episode male patients with schizophrenia
NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, vol.68, no.5, pp.341-346, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 68 Issue: 5
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.3109/08039488.2013.839739
- Journal Name: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.341-346
- Keywords: 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 University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.