Endorphins and opiate antagonists in psychiatric research : clinical implications

Current Status of Endorphins and Opiate Antagonists in Psychiatry: An Overview.- 1 The Opiate Receptor and its Endogenous Ligands: An Overview.- 2 The Endorphins and Analgesia: A Minireview.- 3 Central Nervous System Effects after Systemic Injection of Opiate Peptides.- 4 Possible Roles of Prostaglandins in Mediating Opioid Actions.- 5 Psychoactive Agents and Enkephalin Degradation.- 6 Relationship of Opiate Peptides to Neuroendocrine Functions.- 7 ?-Endorphin and Central Nervous System.- 8 Biochemical Evidence for a Role for Endorphins in Mental Illness.- 9 Opiate Receptors and Opiate Antagonists in Psychiatric and Related Research: A Review.- 10 Endorphins in Psychiatric Research and Treatment.- 11 ?-Endorphin-Like Immunoreactivity in CSF and Plasma of Neuropsychiatric Patients.- 12 Cerebrospinal Fluid Content of Endorphins in Schizophrenia.- 13 Behavioral Effects of ?-Endorphin in Depression and Schizophrenia.- 14 Effects of Opiate Antagonists and Agonists on Behavioral and Neuoroendocrine Variables.- 15 The Narcotic Antagonists: Implications for Psychiatric Research.- 16 The Use of an Oral Opiate Antagonist in Schizophrenia.- 17 Peptides and Amino Acids in Human Hemodialysate.- 18 Dialysis of Schizophrenia.- 19 Hemodialyses and Schizophrenia: Effects of Hemodialyses on Schizophrenic Symptoms and Dialysate Endorphin Levels.- 20 Endorphin Dysfunction in Panic Anxiety and Primary Affective Illness.- 21 Endorphins and Affective Illness.- 22 Enkephalin, Naloxone, and [DES-TYR1]-?-Endorphin in Tardive Dyskinesia.- 23 The Importance of the Endorphin Systems in Chronic Pain Patients.- 24 Endorphins and ACTH: Normal Values; Circadian Rhythms.- 25 ?-Endorphin in Human Plasma, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Pituitary, and ACTH-Producing Tumor.- 26 A Role for Opioid Peptides in Attentional Functioning: Clinical Implications.- 27 Future Scope for Endorphin Research.