Why drugs and hormones may interact in psychiatric disorders

Authors
Stahl, SM
Citation
Sm. Stahl, Why drugs and hormones may interact in psychiatric disorders, J CLIN PSY, 62(4), 2001, pp. 225-226
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY
ISSN journal
01606689 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
225 - 226
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-6689(200104)62:4<225:WDAHMI>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Neurotransmitter receptors are found in the neuronal membrane and trigger b iochemical signals from the outer membrane through the cytoplasm and ultima tely to the genome. Receptors for numerous steroid hormones, however, act d irectly at the genome. These 2 pathways apparently interact, and their "cro ss-talk" may be an important factor in normal neuronal functioning as well as in psychiatric disorders and the actions of psychotropic drugs.