Antipsychotic medications and cognitive functioning in bipolar disorder: moderating effects of COMT Val<sup>108/158</sup> Met genotype

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a negative association between the use of antipsychotics and cognitive functioning in bipolar patients, which may be mediated by altered dopamine signaling in selected brain areas, and moderation thereof by genetic sequence...

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Main Authors: Arts Baer, Simons Claudia JP, Drukker Marjan, van Os Jim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/13/63