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The Dopamine Hypothesis of Schizophrenia
Author(s) -
Thompson Linda W.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1990.tb00312.x
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia , dopamine , causation , psychology , pathological , schizophrenia research , disease , neuroscience , psychiatry , medicine , dopamine receptor , pathology , political science , law
While many theories of schizophrenia have been explored, recent research has focused on the possible role that dopamine may play in the causation of this complex disease. After reviewing a clinical description of schizophrenia, this discussion reviews the normal physiology of dopamine, proposed pathological mechanisms, and clinical implications.