Vol. 25 (1-2) 2004 Neuro endocrinology letters

Impact of a switch from typical to atypical antipsychotic drugs on quality of life and gonadal hormones in male patients with schizophrenia.

OBJECTIVES: We investigated the effects of a switch from typical to atypical antipsychotic drugs (olanzapine, n=8; perospirone, n=9; or quetiapine, n=13) on quality of life and hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis hormones.

METHODS: The subjects were 30 male chronic schizophrenia inpatients. The assessment was done.....