Article
Information processing deficits in relatives of manic depressive patients.
Psychological medicine - 1 May 2000
Pierson A, Jouvent R, Quintin P, Perez-Diaz F, Leboyer M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The importance of genetic factors in the aetiology of manic-depressive illness (MDI) has been repeatedly confirmed and indicators of vulnerability to the illness in families with affective disorders are needed. Abnormal event-related potentials (ERP) may be markers of genetic vulnerability to mental illness. Long latency and low amplitude of P300 have consistently been reported in schizophrenic...
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