Are Immunological Alterations in Schizophrenia Due to Psychopharmacological Treatment?
摘要
Although great variety of immunological alterations in scizophrenic patients have been reported a consistent explanation or even interpretation of these findings is still missing. Among the pathogenetic factors, thought of playing a role in immunological abnormalities of scizophrenic patients, slow virus infection, an early damage in brain development or stress-related phenomena etc. etc. have been discussed. The possibility of psychopharmacological treatment causing alterations of immunological parameters in has been mentioned in several studies but there is hardly any data from controlled studies on this toppic.