Mental Health
New mental health study findings reported from University of Tartu
Published in Blood Weekly, September 13th, 2007
According to recent research published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, "Platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity is a peripheral marker of central serotonergic activity, and has been associated with psychiatric vulnerability. This longitudinal investigation studied the relationship between aggressive and hyperactive behaviour and platelet MAO activity in adolescents at age 15 and 18 years."
"The psychological data were obtained from teachers by using the Hyperactivity Scale (af Klinteberg, 1988) and, at the age of 18 years, the teacher-report version of the SNAP-IV. Female subjects had significantly higher platelet MAO activity levels than...
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