Am J Psychiatry 1990; 147:1072-1074
Copyright © 1990 by American Psychiatric Association
Growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone in schizophrenic patients
DI Mayerhoff, JA Lieberman, CZ Lemus, S Pollack and BS Schneider
Department of Research, Hillside Hospital, Glen Oaks, NY 11004.
Ten schizophrenic patients and five normal control subjects were challenged
with growth hormone-releasing hormone in a pilot study investigating growth
hormone secretion from the pituitary. The results suggest suprapituitary
dysfunction in schizophrenia, but replication in a larger study is needed.