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Antiglucocorticoid and related treatments for psychosis

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BackgroundHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysregulation has been implicated in the development and relapse of psychotic disorders. Elevated cortisol secretion has been positively linked with symptom severity in people with psychosis. Antiglucocorticoid and related drugs that target the HPA axis may be useful for the treatment of individuals with psychosis.Objectives1. To determine the effects of antiglucocorticoid and related drugs for the treatment of psychosis, when used alone or ...

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Research paper

Research format

Journal article

Date created

2016-01

Creator

Garner, Belinda / Phillips, Lisa J / Bendall, Sarah / Hetrick, Sarah E

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2292/67202

Related subjects

Pituitary-Adrenal System / Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Humans / Ketoconazole / Dehydroepiandrosterone / Mifepristone / Dexamethasone / Glucocorticoids / Psychotic Disorders / Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / 3214 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences / 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences / Depression / Neurosciences / Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities / Serious Mental Illness / Brain Disorders / Schizophrenia / Mental Health / Clinical Research / 6.1 Pharmaceuticals / 6 Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions / 3 Good Health and Well Being / Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Medicine, General & Internal / General & Internal Medicine / ULTRA-HIGH RISK / TREATED SCHIZOPHRENIA-PATIENTS / PITUITARY-ADRENAL AXIS / OPEN-LABEL TRIAL / DOUBLE-BLIND / RATING-SCALE / MIFEPRISTONE RU-486 / DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE AUGMENTATION / ANTIPSYCHOTICS OLANZAPINE / EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOMS / 1103 Clinical Sciences / 1117 Public Health and Health Services / Clinical / Clinical Medicine and Science / 11 Medical and Health Sciences / 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences / 42 Health sciences

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