Journal article
Longitudinal growth hormone studies in schizophrenia
Abstract
The growth hormone (GH) response to apomorphine hydrochloride (APO) was examined monthly in 12 schizophrenic patients on drug holiday for up to 22 months and compared with age- and sex-matched controls. There was more variability in the response of patients than controls on the first trial and on several subsequent challenges. Patients' and controls' GH responses to an APO challenge did not distinguish them from each other on the first trial. …
Authors
Brown GM; Cleghorn JM; Kaplan RD; Szechtman H; Brown PJ; Szechtman B; Mitton J
Journal
Psychiatry Research, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 123–136
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 1988
DOI
10.1016/0165-1781(88)90055-8
ISSN
0165-1781