An 18-month Followup of Students Biologically at Risk for Psychiatric Problems
Author(s) -
Richard J. Haier,
Monte S. Buchsbaum,
Dennis L. Murphy
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
schizophrenia bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.823
H-Index - 190
eISSN - 1745-1707
pISSN - 0586-7614
DOI - 10.1093/schbul/6.2.334
Subject(s) - hypomania , psychopathology , depression (economics) , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , bipolar disorder , mania , mood , economics , macroeconomics
A prospective investigation using platelet monoamine oxidase activity and cortical evoked response augmenting/reducing to predict the onset of new episodes of affective disorders was conducted in a college sample. During an 18-month period between clinical interviews, higher incidences of major depression and hypomania characterized the low MAO/aociated with affective psychopathology in the original retrospective study.
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