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Hyperprolactinemia and insulin resistance in drug naive patients with early onset first episode psychosis.

Maria Giuseppina PetruzzelliMariella MargariAntonia PeschecheraConcetta de GiambattistaAndrea De GiacomoEmilia MateraFrancesco Margari
Published in: BMC psychiatry (2018)
We suggested that HPRL, increase in HOMA-IR, and psychotic symptoms may be considered different manifestations of the acute onset of schizophrenia spectrum psychosis, with a common neurobiological vulnerability emerging since adolescence. The influence of age and gender on clinical manifestations of psychotic onset should be considered for early prevention and treatment of both schizophrenia spectrum psychosis and neuroendocrine-metabolic dysfunctions.
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