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Lack of effect of naloxone and schizophrenic auditory hallucinations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

C. P. L. Freeman  and
C. G. Fairburn
C. P. L. Freeman*
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Edinburgh
C. G. Fairburn
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Edinburgh
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr C. P. L. Freeman, University Department of Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5HF.
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Synopsis

Opiate-like neuropeptides, such as beta endorphin, have been implicated in the aetiology of schizophrenic symptoms; and the relief of some symptoms, particularly auditory hallucinations, has been reported after injection of naloxone. An opiate antagonist, naloxone 1·6 mg, and placebo were administered in a double-blind, crossover design to 13 constantly hallucinating schizophrenic patients. Naloxone was found to be no different from placebo in its effect.

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Brief Communication
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 405 - 407
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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