Estrogen - A potential treatment for schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-144

  Kulkarni, J ^a   Riedel, A ^a   De Castella, A R ^a   Fitzgerald, P B ^a   Rolfe, T J ^a   Taffe, J ^b   Burger, H ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Estrogen; Prolactin; Schizophrenia; Serotonin; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; RISPERIDONE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0035280803     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-9964(00)00088-8     Document Type: Article

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