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An Overview of the Association between Schizotypy and Dopamine

An Overview of the Association between Schizotypy and Dopamine

Front Psychiatry. 2014; 5: 184. Published online 2014 Dec 19. doi:  10.3389/fpsyt.2014.00184 PMCID: PMC4271513 PMID: 25566103 Christine Mohr1,* and Ulrich Ettinger2,* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Schizotypy refers to a constellation of personality traits that are believed to mirror the subclinical expression of schizophrenia in the general population. Evidence from pharmacological studies indicates that dopamine (DA) is involved in the etiology of…

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Interactive Effects of Dopamine Baseline Levels and Cycle Phase on Executive Functions: The Role of Progesterone

Interactive Effects of Dopamine Baseline Levels and Cycle Phase on Executive Functions: The Role of Progesterone

Front Neurosci. 2017; 11: 403. Published online 2017 Jul 13. doi:  10.3389/fnins.2017.00403 PMCID: PMC5508121 PMID: 28751855 Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez* and Belinda Pletzer* Author information ► Article notes ► Copyright and License information ► Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Estradiol and progesterone levels vary along the menstrual cycle and have multiple neuroactive effects, including on the dopaminergic system. Dopamine relates to executive functions in an “inverted U-shaped” manner and its levels are increased by estradiol….

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Schizotypal Personality Disorder: A Current Review

Schizotypal Personality Disorder: A Current Review

Daniel R. Rosell, M.D., Ph.D,1,2 Shira E. Futterman, Psy.D,1,2 Antonia McMaster, B.A,1,2 and Larry J. Siever, M.D1,2 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at Curr Psychiatry Rep See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract The study of schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is important clinically, as it is understudied, challenging to treat, often under-recognized or misdiagnosed, and associated with significant functional impairment. SPD also represents…

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