title: TSH response to TRH and haloperidol response latency in psychoses.
abstract: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) was measured in 19 acutely psychotic (DSM-III schizophrenia, 7; schizophreniform, 2; schizoaffective, 3; affective, mood-incongruent psychosis, 5; manic, mood-congruent psychosis, 2) drug-free patients prior to systematic trials of lithium and/or haloperidol. TSH response was not associated with sex, age, baseline T4, or baseline TSH. A reduced TSH response was associated with affective diagnosis and was a significant predictor of a positive, rapid response to neuroleptic treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood*; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
chemical_list: D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D008094:Lithium; D006220:Haloperidol