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Hyperprolactinemia in early psychosis - not only due to antipsychotics
Journal
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
Volume
34
Number
7
Pages / Article-Number
1342-1344
Keywords
Anti psychotics, At-Risk Mental State, Prolactin, Psychosis, Schizophrenia
Abstract
Hyperprolactinaemia is often found in patients with schizophrenia and usually considered a consequence of antipsychotics. Prolactin levels were measured in 43 At-Risk Mental State individuals (ARMS) and 26 patients with First Episode Psychosis (FEP). Hyperprolactinaemia was found in 25.6% of ARMS and 46.2% of FEP. Within 60 antipsychotic-naïve ARMS and FEP, hyperprolactinaemia was found in 26.7%. Hyperprolactinaemia may be pre-existing in a subgroup of patients with schizophrenia.
