Schizophrenia Research
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 113-115 , 1 September 2005

Bone mineral density measurement in female inpatients with schizophrenia

  • Taishiro Kishimoto

      Affiliations

    • Oizumi hospital, 6-9-1 Oizumigakuencho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 178-0061, Japan
    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Oizumi hospital, 6-9-1 Oizumigakuencho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 178-0061, Japan. Tel.: +81 3 3924 2111; fax: +81 3 3924 3389.
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  • Koichiro Watanabe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 3 3353 1211.
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  • Hiroyoshi Takeuchi

      Affiliations

    • Oizumi hospital, 6-9-1 Oizumigakuencho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 178-0061, Japan
    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 3 3353 1211.
    • Tel.: +81 3 3924 2111; fax: +81 3 3924 3389.
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  • Toshiaki Kikuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    • Sakuragaoka Memorial Hospital, 1-1-1 Tama-shi, Tokyo 206-0021, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 42 375 6311; fax: +81 42 375 2100.
    • Tel.: +81 3 3353 1211.
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  • Shinichiro Nakajima

      Affiliations

    • Oizumi hospital, 6-9-1 Oizumigakuencho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 178-0061, Japan
    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 3 3353 1211.
    • Tel.: +81 3 3924 2111; fax: +81 3 3924 3389.
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  • Naoki Shimada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 3 3353 1211.
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  • Gohei Yagi

      Affiliations

    • Suisei Healing Center, 726-1 Nakahagino, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa 243-0202, Japan
    • Tel./fax: +81 46 242 0704.
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  • Haruo Kashima

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
    • Tel.: +81 3 3353 1211.

Received 1 November 2004 ,Revised 15 February 2005 ,Accepted 18 February 2005.

References 

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  3. Meaney AM, Smith S, Howes OD, O'Brien M, Murray RM, O'Keane V. Effects of long-term prolactin-raising antipsychotic medication on bone mineral density in patients with schizophrenia. Br. J. Psychiatry. 2004;184:503–508
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☆ Portions of this study were presented at the annual conference of the Japanese Society of Neuropsychopharmacology, September 29–October 1, 2004.

PII: S0920-9964(05)00076-9

doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2005.02.011

Schizophrenia Research
Volume 77, Issue 1 , Pages 113-115 , 1 September 2005

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