Journal Article10.1016/S0010-440X(67)80008-7
The catecholamine hypothesis of depressions: Further arguments
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TL;DR: The catecholamine hypothesis is valid for depressions and manias and for some forms of schizophrenia, which is represented by amphetamine and cocaine psychoses.
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About: This article is published in Comprehensive Psychiatry. The article was published on 01 Feb 1967. The article focuses on the topics: Paranoid schizophrenia & Amphetamine.
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