Recent studies with intravenous infusion of the NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine showed
robust and rapid antidepressant effects within hours after treatment. Ketamine is a racemic …

Objective: Serotonergic dysfunction is considered to be involved in the pathophysiology of
borderline personality disorder (BPD). The aim of this study was to investigate serotonin …

Bipolar disorders are lifelong lasting affective disorders, with an episodic course of the illness
in most cases. The lifetime prevalence is around 2–5%, the illness usually appears in early …

Brain monoaminergic neurotransmission is involved in the pathophysiology of various
psychiatric disorders including depression. Reliable indicators of central monoaminergic activity …

Alterations of the central serotonergic system are considered to be involved in the
pathophysiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD). The loudness dependence of the N1/P2 …

The in vivo assessment of brain serotonergic function might be of clinical relevance in
neuropsychiatry. The loudness dependence of auditory evoked potentials (LD) has been …

Introduction and objectives: The neurobiological underpinnings of comorbidity in adult ADHD
are unclear. To investigate whether adult ADHD patients may exhibit gray and/or white …

Approximately 50% of patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) respond to the first
antidepressant medication prescribed, and fewer than one-third experience remission of …

Motor retardation is a relevant aspect of depression. Kinematic analysis of movements can
be applied to explore which type of motor dysfunction is associated with depression and to …

Serotonin is an important neuromodulator involved in many physiological processes including
mood and satiety. In the brain, serotonin is manufactured from tryptophan, as serotonin …