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Serotonin and Mental Disorders: A Concise Review on Molecular Neuroimaging Evidence

Serotonin is one of the most important neurotransmitters influencing mental health and, thus, is a potential target for pharmaco-logical treatments. Functional neuroimaging techniques, such as positron-emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), could provide pe...

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Autores principales: Lin, Shih-Hsien, Lee, Lan-Ting, Yang, Yen Kuang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293164/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25598822
http://dx.doi.org/10.9758/cpn.2014.12.3.196
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Sumario:Serotonin is one of the most important neurotransmitters influencing mental health and, thus, is a potential target for pharmaco-logical treatments. Functional neuroimaging techniques, such as positron-emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), could provide persuasive evidence for the association between mental disorders and serotonin. In this concise review, we focus on evidence of the links between serotonin and major depressive disorders, as well as other mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, addiction, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism.