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Dopamine and schizophrenia: an analysis of the theory.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6145134     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The postulated relationship of dopamine to schizophrenia ranks among the most important contemporary theories pertinent to the biological bases of behavior. However, as an examination of the relevant research literature makes clear, the theory has not yet been convincingly validated. This lack of validation is due, in part, to a failure to address the following questions: Is dopamine hyperactivity an etiological and/or a symptom factor in schizophrenia; do laboratory measures used to test the theory truly parallel the relevant clinical phenomena; is attenuated dopamine activity a necessary and/or sufficient condition for remission of schizophrenic symptoms? Analysis of these questions not only provides a departure point for examining the theory, but sets the stage for a reformulation of the theory itself.
Authors:
P L Carlton; P Manowitz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews     Volume:  8     ISSN:  0149-7634     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosci Biobehav Rev     Publication Date:  1984  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-07-25     Completed Date:  1984-07-25     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7806090     Medline TA:  Neurosci Biobehav Rev     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  137-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenylate Cyclase / metabolism
Animals
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
Behavior, Animal / physiology
Brain / physiopathology*
Dopamine / physiology*
Humans
Motor Activity / physiology
Prolactin / blood
Receptors, Dopamine / drug effects,  physiology
Schizophrenia / drug therapy,  physiopathology*
Schizophrenic Psychology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antipsychotic Agents; 0/Receptors, Dopamine; 9002-62-4/Prolactin; EC 4.6.1.1/Adenylate Cyclase

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