| Literature DB >> 16055818 |
Jean-Paul Selten, Elizabeth Cantor-Graae.
Abstract
The hypothesis that chronic and long-term experience of 'social defeat' may increase the risk for schizophrenia is proposed. This increased risk may result from sensitisation of the mesolimbic dopamine system and/or increased baseline activity of this system. Data supporting the social defeat hypothesis are presented.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16055818 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.187.2.101
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Psychiatry ISSN: 0007-1250 Impact factor: 9.319