Langer G
Arzneimittelforschung. 1978;28(8):1280-1.
In the introduction the heuristic basis of neuroendocrinology and the relationship to current concepts in biological psychiatry is analyzed. Various neuroendocrinological approaches to the study of depressive and schizophrenic disorders are then exemplified by the discussion of selected papers. In contrast to studies in schizophrenic patients abnormal findings have been found, by several research approaches, in endogenous-depressive patients. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis of a disfunction of biogenic amines in endogenous depression; however, considering the neuroendocrinological methodology at hand these findings are not conclusive.
在引言部分，分析了神经内分泌学的启发式基础及其与生物精神病学当前概念的关系。随后，通过对精选论文的讨论，举例说明了研究抑郁和精神分裂症疾病的各种神经内分泌学方法。与对精神分裂症患者的研究不同，通过几种研究方法在内源性抑郁症患者中发现了异常结果。这些发现与内源性抑郁症中生物胺功能失调的假设一致；然而，考虑到现有的神经内分泌学方法，这些发现并不具有决定性。
