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Social defeat: Risk factor for schizophrenia?

2005; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 187; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1192/bjp.187.2.101

ISSN

1472-1465

Autores

Jean‐Paul Selten, Elizabeth Cantor‐Graae,

Tópico(s)

Mental Health Research Topics

Resumo

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.

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