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Pathochemical Markers in Major Psychoses

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  • © 1985

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Editors:
  1. Helmut Beckmann

    1. Psychiatrische Klinik, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

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  2. Peter Riederer

    1. Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für klinische Neurobiologie, Abteilung Neurochemie, Krankenhaus Wien-Lainz, Pav. XI, Wien, Austria

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Neuromorphological Background of Pathochemical Studies in Major Psychoses

    • K. Jellinger
    Pages 1-23

  3. The Significance of Psychopathological Classification in Interpreting Biochemical Findings

    • E. Gabriel
    Pages 24-28

  4. Receptors, Neuroleptics and Dopamine Concentrations in Schizophrenia — Postmortem Studies of Human Brain Tissue

    • G. P. Reynolds
    Pages 29-34

  5. Brain Biochemistry in Schizophrenia: An Assessment

    • P. Riederer, G. P. Reynolds
    Pages 35-43

  6. Biochemical Disturbances in Psychiatric Disorder: Are They Specific to Diagnosis or to Certain Symptoms?

    • C. M. Banki, M. Arató, Z. Papp
    Pages 44-53

  7. Further Studies on the Tyramine Conjugation Deficit in Depressive Illness

    • M. Sandler, S. M. Bonham Carter
    Pages 54-58

  8. Disturbances in Serine-Glycine Metabolism in Relation to Acute Psychoses with Psychedelic Symptoms

    • J. Bruinvels, L. Pepplinkhuizen
    Pages 59-73

  9. Peptides and Amines in Affective Disorders

    • A. Gjerris, O. J. Rafaelsen
    Pages 74-77

  10. Biochemical and Neuroendocrine Studies in Schizophrenics: Attempts to Characterize the Illness Biochemically

    • M. Ackenheil, M. Albus, B. Bondy, F. Müller-Spahn, U. Münch, D. Naber
    Pages 78-87

  11. Decreased Spinal Fluid Monoamine Metabolites and Norepinephrine in Schizophrenic Patients with Brain Atrophy

    • D. P. Van Kammen, Lee S. Mann, Mika Scheinin, Philip T. Ninan, Welmoet B. Van Kammen, Markku Linnoila
    Pages 88-95

  12. The Use of Platelet Monoamine Oxidase in Multifactorial Research on Endogenous Psychoses

    • L. Demisch, F. Reinhuber, H. J. Bochnik
    Pages 96-109

  13. Neuroendocrine Responses to Serotonin Agonists as Possible Markers of the Functional State of Serotonergic Neurotransmission in Psychiatric Disorders

    • E. A. Mueller, L. J. Siever, D. L. Murphy
    Pages 110-128

  14. Cerebrospinal Fluid Amine Metabolite Studies in Depression: Research Update

    • D. C. Jimerson, W. Berrettini
    Pages 129-143

  15. CSF Studies in Schizophrenia: A Multidimensional Approach

    • Wagner F. Gattaz, T. Gasser, H. Beckmann
    Pages 144-153

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 154-158
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About this book

This volume contains the proceedings of the symposium Pathochemical Markers in Major Psychoses, held in Vienna in July 1983. The development of biological markers in psychiatric diseases, par­ ticularly in the field of neurochemistry, has made substantial progress during recent years although the multiple mechanisms of mental illness are still not fully understood. The greatest contribution has come through the development of new therapeutic agents that not only pro­ vide invaluable help for psychiatric patients but also serve as chemical tools for the investigation of the biological mechanisms underlying the disease. The catecholamine and serotonin hypotheses for major psy­ choses have been of particular heuristic value and have stimulated im­ portant research. However, the scope of our scientific endeavours has to be broadened to include other putative biological causes of psychoses, e. g. , pathomorphological changes, aberrations in the metabolism of other amino acids and oflipids, or the formation of endogenous toxins. This book presents new selected studies of the pathochemical bases of schizophrenia and affective psychoses. Although several topics were inevitably not included in this symposium, we nevertheless hope that it represents an integration of basic pathomorphological research with current clinical findings in the area of pathochemical markers in psy­ chiatry. October 1984 HELMUT BECKMANN PETER RIEDERER Contents Neuromorphological Background of Pathochemical Studies in Major Psychoses K. JELLINGER (With I Figure) . . . . . . . . . . of Psychopathological Classification The Significance in Interpreting Biochemical Findings E. GABRIEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Editors and Affiliations

  • Psychiatrische Klinik, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany

    Helmut Beckmann

  • Ludwig-Boltzmann-Institut für klinische Neurobiologie, Abteilung Neurochemie, Krankenhaus Wien-Lainz, Pav. XI, Wien, Austria

    Peter Riederer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Pathochemical Markers in Major Psychoses

  • Editors: Helmut Beckmann, Peter Riederer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69743-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-69745-6Published: 06 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-69743-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 158

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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