Platelet serotonin in combat related posttraumatic stress disorder with psychotic symptoms

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 223-227

  Pivac, Nela ^a   Kozaric Kovacic, Dragica ^b   Mustapic, Maja ^a   Dezeljin, Martina ^a   Borovecki, Andreja ^b   Grubisic Ilic, Mirjana ^b   Muck Seler, Dorotea ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Combat related posttraumatic stress disorder; Platelet serotonin; Psychotic symptoms; War veterans

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELUSION; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PLATELETS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBAT DISORDERS; DELUSIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEROTONIN; VETERANS;

EID: 33744522292     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.02.018     Document Type: Article

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