Platelet MAO activity and long-term outcome in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Several years after MAO activity determination, 36 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder were contacted for assessment of their outcome. Patients who had had low platelet MAO activity had significantly better social adjustment and fewer schizophrenic symptoms at follow-up.
D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology*; D006801:Humans; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000523:psychology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000201:enzymology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment
D008995:Monoamine Oxidase