A review of the role of serotonin receptors in psychiatric disorders.
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Authors
Naughton, Marie
Mulrooney, Jane B.
Leonard, Brian E.
Issue Date
2000-Aug
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Journal Article
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en
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Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) mediates a wide variety of physiological functions by activating multiple receptors, and abnormalities of these receptor systems has been implicated in many psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, psychosis, migraine, disorders of sexual functioning, sleep, cognition, and feeding. Many of the currently used treatments for these disorders act by affecting the serotonergic system. Observation of serotonin receptor alterations, before and following effective treatments, may yield important insights into the aetiology of these psychiatric disorders and may ultimately lead to more selective and effective therapies. Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Naughton, M., Mulrooney, J. B., & Leonard, B. E. (2000). A review of the role of serotonin receptors in psychiatric disorders. Human psychopharmacology, 15(6), 397–415. https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1077(200008)15:6<397::AID-HUP212>3.0.CO;2-L
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Human psychopharmacology
Volume
15
Issue
6
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1099-1077