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Published Online: May 1937

BLOOD ESTRIN LEVEL IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

H. A. Sears, R. A. Morter, Marie Simonsen, and Claude WilliamsAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 93, Number 6

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.93.6.1293

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1. We have shown, by means of the Frank and Goldberger test, that of our 186 schizophrenic subjects 129 (69.35 per cent) show a negative reaction, or no demonstrable quantity of blood estrin.

2. By the same test we have shown that of our 50 normal menstruating women only 4 (8 per cent) show no demonstrable estrin.

3. From this evidence we conclude that in schizophrenia (female subjects) there is a definite imbalance of the gonotropic and gonad stimulating hormones.

4. We suggest the use of theelin (replacement) therapy as a factor in treatment of certain cases of schizophrenia occurring in the female.

5. We realize the important part that the hypophyseal and corpus luteum hormones may play in this imbalance but leave concluding statements on this relation for future investigation.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 93 • Number 6 • May 1937

Pages: 1293 - 1303

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Published in print: May 1937

Published online: 1 April 2006

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H. A. Sears

Kalamazoo, Mich.

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R. A. Morter

Kalamazoo, Mich.

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Marie Simonsen

Kalamazoo, Mich.

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Claude Williams

Kalamazoo, Mich.

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BLOOD ESTRIN LEVEL IN SCHIZOPHRENIA

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