Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DEHA-S), cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels in drug-naive, first episode patients with psychosis

Introduction Impaired response to stress and a pathological activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis have been implicated in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia Objectives To measure serum ACTH, cortisol and DEHA-S levels in drug-naïve, first-episode patients with psychosis. Meth...

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Main Authors: P. Petrikis, S. Tigas, M. Christou, S. Brikos, A. Karampas, G. Georgiou, T. Hyphantis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-04-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821021374/type/journal_article