title: Hyperprolactinemia and psychological distress in women undergoing chronic hemodialysis.
abstract: In order to investigate the possible relationship of hyperprolactinemia to psychological distress in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis, 19 uremic women were evaluated by a semistructured interview and administered the Kellner Symptom Questionnaire. Group A (10 uremic women with hyperprolactinemia) did not differ significantly in anxiety, depression, somatization and hostility from group B (9 normoprolactinemic uremic women). Both groups rated themselves more depressed and hostile than a normal control group of 10 women, and hyperprolactinemic patients were also significantly more anxious than the normal controls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fava
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Serafini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Besi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adami
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mastrogiacomo
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000523:psychology*; D012803:Sick Role; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D014511:Uremia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy