title: Galactorrhea and hyperprolactinemia in schizophrenic patients on neuroleptics: frequency and etiology.
abstract: 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%. The latency periods between start of neuroleptic medication and manifestation of galactorrhea were subject to substantial scatter, as were the prolactin values. Patients who had undergone neuroleptic relapse prevention prior to the index episode and/or had been pregnant were affected significantly more frequently by galactorrhea.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Windgassen
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wesselmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schulze Mönking
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005687:Galactorrhea / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006966:Hyperprolactinemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents