Psychopatology and testosterone in males with first episode schizofrenia

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Authors	ČEŠKOVÁ Eva PŘIKRYL Radovan KAŠPÁREK Tomáš KUČEROVÁ Hana
Year of publication	2008
Type	Article in Proceedings
Conference	Program and Abstracts CINP Collegium Internationale Neuro-Psychopharmacologicum Regional meeting Asia
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
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Field	Psychiatry, sexuology
Keywords	first episode schizophrenia; testosterone; psychopatology; males
Description	First-episode schizophrenia is characterized by pronounced acute treatment response and normal mean values of testosterone. This may be changed with the onset of chronic ilness. Available data stress the importance of the critical period after the first psychotic episode.
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