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Plasma 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol in manic patients: relationships with clinical variables

J M Azorin et al. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1990 Jan.

Abstract

Plasma levels of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) were found to be significantly higher in manic patients than in age- and sex-matched normal controls (n = 22). In 18 manic patients plasma MHPG correlated with manic symptoms but not with anxiety, depression, motor behaviour, acute psychosis, schizophrenia and severity of illness. A positive correlation between MHPG and grandiosity items on rating scales suggests a link with cognitive contents and therefore a relationship with central factors.

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