1. Neurotransmitter systems and personality measurements: a study in psychosomatic patients and healthy subjects.
- Author
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Arqué JM, Unzeta M, and Torrubia R
- Subjects
- Acetylcholinesterase blood, Adolescent, Adult, Blood Platelets enzymology, Blood Proteins metabolism, Calcium blood, Female, Humans, Male, Melatonin blood, Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol blood, Middle Aged, Monoamine Oxidase blood, Psychophysiologic Disorders enzymology, Serotonin blood, MMPI, Neurotransmitter Agents blood, Psychophysiologic Disorders psychology
- Abstract
A comparative study performed in psychosomatic patients (PG) and healthy subjects (HG) reveals several correlations between personality measurements (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Sensation Seeking Scale, Susceptibility to Punishment), and biochemical variables (in serum: MHPG, acetylcholinesterase, calcium, melatonin; and in platelets: monoamine oxidase B, serotonin, calcium proteins). The relationship between some Sensation Seeking subscales and the enzymatic activities evaluated (negative with MAO and positive with AChase) and the opposite sign relationship between serotonin and some scales of MMPI in both groups studied (negative in the PG and positive in the HG) are noteworthy.
- Published
- 1988
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