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Successful estradiol treatment of psychotic symptoms in the premenstrual phase: a case report
Author(s) -
Korhonen S.,
Saarijärvi S.,
Aito M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1995.tb09575.x
Subject(s) - psychiatry , psychology , psychotherapist , psychosis , medicine , premenstrual tension , menstrual cycle , gynecology , hormone
We report a patient fulfilling the DSM‐III‐R criteria for schizoaffective psychosis in which estradiol therapy alone cured all psychotic symptoms occurring in the premenstrual phase.