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Reduced Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Schizophrenia Receiving Prolactin Raising Anti-Psychotic Medication
Anna Maria Meaney
Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Ireland, London, UKannamariameaney{at}hotmail.com
Veronica OKeane
Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London, UK
Patients with schizophrenia frequently develop drug-induced hyperprolactinaemia and consequent hypogonadism. Reduced bone mineral density as a consequence of hyperprolactinaemia-induced hypogonadism has been well documented in medical, but not psychiatric, disorders. Little attention has been given to the potential risk of developing osteoporosis secondary to anti-psychotic-induced hyperprolactinaemia. Three cases are presented that illustrate how this debilitating but silent disease may affect even those young individuals with schizophrenia.
Key Words: osteoporosis prolactin schizophrenia
Journal of Psychopharmacology, Vol. 17, No. 4,
455-458 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/0269881103174011

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