Psychosocial aspects of hyperprolactinemia.

Fourteen mildly hyperprolactinemic women and 14 matched controls were compared with respect to biographical data, self-reported emotional and somatic well-being, and cortisol production. The patients had significantly more often experienced a separation from their parents in childhood. No differences were found for cortisol levels and emotional and somatic well-being. Future studies also should focus on personality, coping, and defense mechanisms in order to explain these contrasting findings.