Publications by authors named "A E Dvoredsky"
Although women veterans accounted for 4.1 percent of all veterans in 1983, they accounted for only 1.5 percent of all discharges from Veterans Administration hospitals in that year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFive cases are described that offer evidence for the existence of the "serotonin irritation syndrome," an anxiety state associated with high cation environments, elevated serum serotonin, and decreased urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid. The therapeutic response and reduction in serum serotonin after treatment with methysergide and/or removal from the high-cation environment support a serotonergic basis of the anxiety.
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- Hyperactivity in childhood is a recognized syndrome, but its causes and links to adult mental health issues are not well understood.
- Two case studies are presented indicating that childhood hyperactivity might be connected to developing mood disorders later on.
- The text discusses the clinical significance and theoretical considerations of these findings.