THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC FLUVOXAMINE TREATMENT ON OVERNIGHT MELATONIN SECRETION IN MEDICATED CHRONIC-SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS

Authors
SILVER H BARASH I SHMUGLIAKOV N ODNOPOZOV N
Citation
H. Silver et al., THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC FLUVOXAMINE TREATMENT ON OVERNIGHT MELATONIN SECRETION IN MEDICATED CHRONIC-SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS, Human psychopharmacology, 12(1), 1997, pp. 21-25
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Human psychopharmacology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08856222
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
21 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
0885-6222(1997)12:1<21:TEOCFT>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Overnight melatonin levels were measured in five male schizophrenic pa tients on steady antipsychotic treatment following the addition of flu voxamine. Melatonin secretion increased in the first week of treatment and progressively decreased after 3 weeks. The findings are consisten t with the development of tolerance in the processes underlying melato nin secretion.