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The etiology of schizophrenia is still unknown. A clinical single-blind investigation has shown that naloxone, a known pure opiate antagonist, given i.v. in small doses (0.4 mg), reversed hallucinatory behavior in schizophrenic patients (Gunne et al., 1977). This interesting study suggested that opiate-like mechanisms may be involved in schizophrenia.
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Perez-Cruet, J., Volavka, J., Mallya, A., Baig, S., Toga, A. (1979). Behavioral effects of naloxone and LSD. In: Usdin, E., Bunney, W.E., Kline, N.S. (eds) Endorphins in Mental Health Research. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04015-5_36
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