Association of Estrogen Levels With Neuropsychological Performance in Women With Schizophrenia

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Authors

Anne L. Hoff · Napa State Hospital

William S. Kremen · University of California, Davis

Mary Wieneke · University of California, Davis

John Lauriello · University of California, Davis

Howard M. Blankfeld · University of California, Davis

William O. Faustman · University of California, Davis

John G. Csernansky

Abstract

Higher estrogen levels in female patients with schizophrenia are associated with better cognitive ability. These results may have implications for potential treatment of cognitive dysfunction with adjunctive estrogen in female patients with schizophrenia.

Topics & Keywords

Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments Estrogen and related hormone effects Stress Responses and Cortisol

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 158, Issue 7, pp. 1134-1139

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.158.7.1134

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