Negative Correlation between Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Testosterone Levels

Negative Correlation between Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Testosterone Levels

: We conducted a pilot study in 10 adult male schizophrenics, 5 with predominantly positive symptoms (group I) and 5 with predominantly negative symptoms (group II), and 10 healthy matched controls. No significant differences in serum levels of testosterone (T), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2004-12, Vol.1032 (1), p.291-294
Hauptverfasser: GOYAL, R O, SAGAR, R, AMMINI, A C, KHURANA, M L, ALIAS, A G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Dehydroepiandrosterone - blood
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate - blood
Estradiol - blood
Hair - growth & development
Humans
Hydrocortisone - blood
Male
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - blood
Schizophrenic Psychology
testosterone
Testosterone - blood
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Zusammenfassung:: We conducted a pilot study in 10 adult male schizophrenics, 5 with predominantly positive symptoms (group I) and 5 with predominantly negative symptoms (group II), and 10 healthy matched controls. No significant differences in serum levels of testosterone (T), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), estradiol, and cortisol were found between patients as a whole and controls, using radioimmunoassay. However, serum T and DHEAS levels were lower (P
ISSN:0077-8923
1749-6632
DOI:10.1196/annals.1314.042