Prolactin, cortisol, and antidepressant treatment

Prolactin, cortisol, and antidepressant treatment

In four depressed patients with abnormal dexamethasone suppression test results before treatment, plasma prolactin levels significantly increased after successful amitriptyline therapy. Such an increase did not take place in five depressed patients with normal dexamethasone suppression test findings...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of psychiatry 1988-03, Vol.145 (3), p.358-360
Hauptverfasser: FAVA, G. A, LISANSKY, J, BUCKMAN, M. T, KELLNER, R, PATHAK, D, FAVA, M, PEAKE, G. T
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Amitriptyline - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - drug therapy
Depressive Disorder - psychology
Dexamethasone
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Hydrocortisone - blood
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Neuropharmacology
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Prolactin - blood
Psychiatry
Psychoanaleptics: cns stimulant, antidepressant agent, nootropic agent, mood stabilizer..., (alzheimer disease)
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
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Zusammenfassung:In four depressed patients with abnormal dexamethasone suppression test results before treatment, plasma prolactin levels significantly increased after successful amitriptyline therapy. Such an increase did not take place in five depressed patients with normal dexamethasone suppression test findings.
ISSN:0002-953X
1535-7228
DOI:10.1176/ajp.145.3.358