Differential effects of endogenous lithium on neurobehavioural functioning: A study on auditory evoked potentials

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 176-181

  Norra, Christine ^a   Feilhauer, Johanna ^b   Wiesmüller, Gerhard Andreas ^c   Kunert, Hanns Jürgen ^d,e  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d Allgemeine Hospitalgesellschaft AHG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dipole source analysis; Electroencephalography (EEG); Emotional liability; Loudness dependence (LD); Serotonin; Somatization

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTIONAL LIABILITY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LITHIUM BLOOD LEVEL; LOUDNESS DEPENDENCE; MALE; NEUROPROTECTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 83955163025     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.04.021     Document Type: Article

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