AU - Semnani, Yousef AU - Nazemi, Farzad AU - Ehsani Ardakani, Mohammad Javad AU - Azari Yam, Aileen TI - Comparison of Bilirubin Level Changes in Schizophrenia and Type I Bipolar Disorder PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijpcp JN - ijpcp VO - 15 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-704-en.html 4100 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-704-en.pdf SO - ijpcp 2 ABĀ  - AbstractObjectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate bilirubin level changes in patients with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Method: This was a comparative cross-sectional study. Hospitalized patients of at least 20 years of age, with the primary diagnosis of psychosis, were first evaluated using Structured Clinical Interview DSM-IV for Axis I disorders (SCID-I) and 162 patients with schizophrenia and 155 patients with bipolar mood disorders entered the study. Ninety five cardiac patients who were admitted to CCU with no personal and family history of psychosis were selected as the control group. Plasma levels of total and direct bilirubin, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and prothrombin time (PT) as well as the reticulocyte count were measured for all of the subjects. Also, bilirubin levels at admission and at discharge were compared. Results: Distribution of age, sex and also positive and general psychopathology subscales were not significantly different in the relevant groups. Initial total bilirubin levels were higher in patients with schizophrenia (p CP - IRAN IN - Emam Hossein Hospital, Shaheed Madani, Ave., Tehran, Iran, IR. Fax: +9821-77551023 LG - eng PB - ijpcp PG - 208 PT - Original Research YR - 2009