title: Neurotransmitter systems and personality measurements: a study in psychosomatic patients and healthy subjects.
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.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Biologia Cellular i Fisiologia, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arqué
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unzeta
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Torrubia
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000097:blood; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000201:enzymology; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000097:blood; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000097:blood; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000097:blood*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000201:enzymology / Q000523:psychology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D012701:Serotonin; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D008550:Melatonin; D002118:Calcium