Galactorrhea: subjective response by schizophrenic patients
| Autor: | K. Windgassen, U. Wesselmann |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Subjective response Galactorrhea Psychosis Side effect Neuroleptic therapy Prevalence Sick Role Gender Identity medicine.disease Personality Assessment Psychiatry and Mental health Overall response rate Schizophrenia Adaptation Psychological medicine Humans Female Schizophrenic Psychology medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology Antipsychotic Agents |
| Zdroj: | Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. 91(3) |
| ISSN: | 0001-690X |
| Popis: | The frequency of galactorrhea and the subjective response to it were investigated in 150 schizophrenic patients. The incidence rate was 14% and the prevalence rate 19%. More than half the women experienced galactorrhea in connection with their femininity, with this side effect of neuroleptic therapy being rated more often as a positive effect, especially as a reinforcement of feminine identity or as an expression of the ability to conceive children. The overall response to galactorrhea was positive among 43% and negative among 20%, with the remaining patients tending towards indifference. |
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