Lecture 18: Neurochemical Basis of Mental Illness
Readings:
- Siegel et al., Chs. 47,48
- *Brier, A. and Paul, S.M. (1990). The GABAA/benzodiazepine receptor: Implications for the molecular basis of anxiety. J. Psychiat. Res., 24: 91- 104.
- *Chrousos, G.P. and Gold, P.W. (1992). The concepts of stress and stress system disorders. J. Amer. Med. Assoc., 267: 1244-1252.
- *Weinberger, D.R. (1987). Implications of normal brain development for the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Arch. Gen Psychiat., 44: 660-669.
- *Goldstein, M. and Deutch, A.Y. (1992). Dopaminergic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. FASEB J., 6: 2414-2421.
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