Table 8.

Diagnostic criteria for psychotic disorders and exclusion criteria for conditions that can alter prolactin levels of all studies dealing with the addition of dopamine agonists to lower prolactin.

Reference	Diagnostic criteria for psychotic disorders	Exclusion criteria (reproductive or medical conditions that can alter prolactin levels)†
Cabergoline addition
Kalkavoura et al., 2013	DSM-IV	medication implicated in the increase of PRL levels (tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, monoamine oxidase, a-methyldopa, estrogens, oral contraceptives), patients receiving medication implicated in sexual dysfunction (antihypertensives, diuretics, hormones, antifungoral therapy, Parkinson's disease), patients with hyperprolactinaemia due to pregnancy or breastfeeding, hypothyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, cirrhosis, renal failure, meningioma, craniopharyngioma, sarcoidosis, autoimmune disease, tumors of the hypothalamus, acromegalic dysplasia, prolactinoma, diabetes mellitus
Coronas et al., 2012	DSM-IV	NR
Cavallaro et al., 2004	DSM-IV	NR
Bromocriptine addition
Yuan et al., 2008	ICD-10	NR
Bliesener et al., 2004	NR	NR§
Terguride addition
Hashimoto et al., 2014	DSM-IV	NR

Abbreviations: DSM-IV= Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – IV edition; ICD-10= International Classification of Diseases – 10th revision; NR= Not reported.

^†Information regarding substance use and exclusion criteria due to substance use disorders has been included in Table 5.

^§Although no exclusion criteria for medical condition were reported in the study, the authors specify that all patients had normal hepatic, renal and thyroid function.