The effect of antipsychotic medications on acoustic startle latency in schizophrenia

This study examined the effects of antipsychotic medication on startle latency. 108 CON and 132 SCZ subjects in three medication subgroups (94 on second-generation antipsychotics (SGA), 25 on first-generation antipsychotics (FGA), 13 unmedicated (NoMed)) were tested on a standard acoustic startle paradigm designed to measure startle magnitude, PPI, and latency.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - July 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Molly Fargotstein, Wendy Hasenkamp, Robin Gross, Bruce Cuthbert, Amanda Green, Lisette Swails, Barbara Lewison, William Boshoven, Megan Keyes, Erica Duncan Source Type: research