Plasma β-Endorphin Concentration and Antipsychotic Treatment Outcome in Schizophrenia: 1-Year Follow-Up.

CONCLUSIONS Individuals with schizophrenia demonstrated higher BE concentrations than healthy controls; this tendency was particularly apparent in those affected by negative symptoms. The imbalance in the endogenous opioid system might adversely alter the course of disease and predispose patients to persistence of negative symptoms, despite antipsychotic treatment. PMID: 32892205 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32892205?dopt=Abstract

Source: Medical Science Monitor - September 8, 2020 Category: Research Tags: Med Sci Monit Source Type: research