Increased Serotonin and Dopamine Transporter Binding in Psychotropic Medication–Naïve Patients with Generalized Social Anxiety Disorder Shown by<sup>123</sup>I-β-(4-Iodophenyl)-Tropane SPECT

2008103 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Nic J. van der Wee · Utrecht University

J.F. Van Veen · University Medical Center Utrecht

Henk Stevens · University Medical Center Utrecht

Irene M. van Vliet · University Medical Center Utrecht

Peter P. van Rijk · University Medical Center Utrecht

H.G.M. Westenberg · University Medical Center Utrecht

Abstract

The present study provided direct evidence for abnormalities in both the dopaminergic and the serotonergic systems in patients with generalized social anxiety disorder.

Topics & Keywords

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volume 49, Issue 5, pp. 757-763

DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.107.045518

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