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Neuroimaging and genetics of borderline personality disorder: a review

Neuroimaging and genetics of borderline personality disorder: a review

J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2007 May; 32(3): 162–173. PMCID: PMC1863557 PMID: 17476363 Eric Lis, Brian Greenfield, Melissa Henry, Jean Marc Guilé, and Geoffrey Dougherty Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a highly prevalent psychiatric disorder that carries a severe risk factor for adolescent and young adult suicide. Relatively little research has examined its biological etiology. Differences in the volume and activity in brain structures…

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The Science Behind the Academy for Eating Disorders’ Nine Truths About Eating Disorders

The Science Behind the Academy for Eating Disorders’ Nine Truths About Eating Disorders

Eur Eat Disord Rev. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2018 Nov 1. Published in final edited form as: Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2017 Nov; 25(6): 432–450. Published online 2017 Oct 2. doi: 10.1002/erv.2553 PMCID: PMC5711426 NIHMSID: NIHMS921024 PMID: 28967161 Katherine Schaumberg, Ph.D.,1 Elisabeth Welch, Ph.D.,2 Lauren Breithaupt, M.A.,2,3 Christopher Hübel, M.D., M.Sc.,2,4 Jessica H. Baker, Ph.D.,1 Melissa A. Munn-Chernoff, Ph.D.,1 Zeynep Yilmaz, Ph.D.,1 Stefan Ehrlich, M.D., Ph.D.,5,6 Linda Mustelin, M.D., Ph.D., MPH,1,7 Ata Ghaderi, Ph.D.,8 J. Andrew Hardaway, Ph.D.,1 Emily C….

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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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