Antipsychotic Drug Effects on Brain Morphology in First-Episode Psychosis
Author(s) -
Jeffrey A. Lieberman
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.62.4.361
Subject(s) - haloperidol , olanzapine , neurocognitive , antipsychotic , psychology , psychosis , magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , brain morphometry , psychopathology , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , radiology , cognition , dopamine
Pathomorphologic brain changes occurring as early as first-episode schizophrenia have been extensively described. Longitudinal studies have demonstrated that these changes may be progressive and associated with clinical outcome. This raises the possibility that antipsychotics might alter such pathomorphologic progression in early-stage schizophrenia.
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