Testosterone in first-episode schizophrenia
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Neuroendocrinology Letters |
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| Field | Psychiatry, sexuology |
| Keywords | testosterone; first-episode schizophrenia; psychopathology; negative symptoms; treatment |
| Description | During the first psychotic breakdown no significant association was observed either between total testosterone plasma levels and symptoms or treatment reactivity. However, schizophrenia is a heterogeneous disease. In some patients with first-episoede schizophrenia an alteration of psychoendocrinology parameters has been observed. These patients may be more vulnerable to development of enduring negative symptoms, and pharmacotherapy based on neuroendocrinology profile shoud be considered. |
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