title: Plasma homovanillic acid in schizotypal personality disorder.
abstract: Schizotypal patients were found to have a significantly higher mean plasma HVA concentration than normal comparison subjects. Furthermore, plasma HVA concentration positively correlated with "psychotic-like" schizotypal symptoms. These results implicate dopaminergic mechanisms modulating the psychotic-like symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Bronx VA Medical Center, NY 10468.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Siever
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Coccaro
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kavoussi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kalus
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Horvath
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Warne
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000097:blood; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid