Circadian Rhythms and Psychiatry — Flashcards

Which hormone levels are increased in mania?_____

_____ syndrome is associated with impulsive, aggressive behavior and mild mental retardation, due to a mutation in MAO-A gene

What neurotransmitter decrease has been linked to anhedonia seen in schizophrenia?_____

What neurotransmitter increase has been linked to the both positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia?_____

_____ is believed to be the neurotransmitter with a major role in the intermittent explosive episode.

The levels of neurotransmitter _____ are decreased in delirium

Functional imaging of individuals with major depression has pinpointed excessive metabolic activity in Brodmann area _____, the subgenual prefrontal cortex

Bilateral lesions of the _____ result in Kluver-Bucy syndrome

Oculomotor abnormalities such as smooth _____ eye movement alterations and saccadic disinhibition are markers for schizophrenia