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The British Journal of Psychiatry 144: 651-653 (1984)
© 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

No correlation between neuroleptic-induced increase of beta-endorphin serum level and therapeutic efficacy in schizophrenia

D Naber, N Nedopil and E Eben

In 23 acute, unmedicated, schizophrenic patients, psychotic behaviour and beta-endorphin serum level were measured before and during four weeks of neuroleptic therapy. Prior to drug treatment, beta-endorphin level of all patients was within the normal range. Neuroleptic therapy induced marked elevations of beta-endorphin in eight subjects; statistical analysis revealed a slight but significant increase for the whole group. This endocrine effect was not correlated with therapeutic efficacy of neuroleptic treatment.




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