Open AccessSEXUAL FEATURES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA: FOCUS ON PSYCHOENDOCRINOLOGY
Author(s) -
Н Н Петрова,
Anastasia I Vasilyeva
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
saharnyj diabet
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2072-0378
pISSN - 2072-0351
DOI - 10.14341/dm10050
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , estrogen , neuroprotection , medicine , sex therapy , antipsychotic , disease , testosterone (patch) , psychiatry , neuroscience , endocrinology , psychology , sexual dysfunction
The data on the effect of sexual characteristics on the course of the disease and therapy for schizophrenia are presented. The “estrogen protection hypothesis” is being discussed, including the role of estrogens in men vulnerable to schizophrenia. The neuroprotective properties of estrogen are described. Neuroactive steroids testosterone and its predecessors are considered in terms of gender differences at different stages of the course of schizophrenia. Gender-related side effects of antipsychotic therapy, including depending on its type, are highlighted.