[Changes in adipokines in the blood of patients with the first episode of schizophrenia during treatment with haloperidol and risperidone].

Objective: To study plasma adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, adipsin) in patients with the first episode of schizophrenia treated with haloperidol and risperidone.

Material And Methods: Two hundred and twelve patients with the first episode of paranoid schizophrenia (F20.09) were examined.

Validation of the Russian Version of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS-Ru) and Normative Data.

: The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) is widely used to assess psychopathology. The Russian version (PANSSRu) has not been validated, and normative data for the Russian-speaking population currently do not exist. The aims of this study were to 1) complete linguistic validation for the PANSSRu, 2) perform psychometric validation of the Russian translation, and 3) present norms for the Russian and Belarusian population.

[Microcirculation in patients with paranoid schizophrenia].

Aim: To study microcirculation in patients with paranoid schizophrenia by laser Doppler flowmetry.

Material And Methods: Fifty-three patients at the age from 18 to 38 years with a diagnosis of 'paranoid schizophrenia' (F20.0) were examined in the acute psychotic state and after 3 weeks of therapy.