Abstract
Electrodermal procedures have consistently yielded two groups of schizophrenic patients-responders and nonresponders-on the basis of their electrodermal responsivity to auditory stimuli. The reliability of this finding has proved to be a cornerstone of autonomic research in schizophrenia. Previous investigators have reported that neuroleptic medications have little or no effect on electrodermal responsivity to mild tones. The current research found that patients receiving neuroleptics with high anticholinergic properties showed significantly less electrodermal responsivity compared with those receiving low anticholinergic neuroleptics. This was true for both loud and mild auditory stimuli.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 79-86 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Psychiatry Research |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgment. The authors thank Gudrun von Berg, Amelia Arria, Lisa Herman, Meggin Hollister, Sharon Smith, Nita Mize, and especially Donna Gaier for their assistance with data collection and the preparation of this manuscript. This work was supported in part by NIMH Research Grant MH-42344 to Dr. Green. The laboratory and diagnostic training was supported by NIMH Clinical Research Center Grant MH-3091 I (Robert P. Liberman, P.I.)..
Funding
Acknowledgment. The authors thank Gudrun von Berg, Amelia Arria, Lisa Herman, Meggin Hollister, Sharon Smith, Nita Mize, and especially Donna Gaier for their assistance with data collection and the preparation of this manuscript. This work was supported in part by NIMH Research Grant MH-42344 to Dr. Green. The laboratory and diagnostic training was supported by NIMH Clinical Research Center Grant MH-3091 I (Robert P. Liberman, P.I.)..
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Institute of Mental Health | P30MH030911, MH-3091 I, MH-42344 |
Keywords
- Electrodermal responsivity
- anticholinergic effects
- neuroleptic medications