Serotonin and Female Psychopathology

Female poly drug abuse and psychopathology – gender differences: An overview

Psychopathology symptoms in a sample of female cosmetic surgery patients.

OBJECTIVE During the past decades, cosmetic surgery has become increasingly popular. People with certain psychopathology disorders, for example, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), are dissatisfied with their physical appearance, and a significant number try to receive cosmetic medical treatment for their complaints. It seems relatively easy for them to receive this type of surgery, despite the fac...

The effect of six weeks of aerobic training on serotonin and serotonin receptors levels in hippocampus of depression female BALB/c mice with breast cancer

Abstract Backgrounds and Aim: Aerobic exercise has proven benefits in reducing the incidence of cancers. In this study we evaluated the effect of aerobic training on serotonin and serotonin receptors levels in hippocampus of female BALB/c mice depressed suffered from breast cancer. Materials and Methods: Thirty mice were randomly divided into healthy control, cancer control, exercise cancer gro...

Evidence that serotonin affects female sexual functioning via peripheral mechanisms.

A review of the literature indicates that serotonin is active in several peripheral mechanisms that are likely to affect female sexual functioning. Serotonin has been found in several regions of the female genital tract in both animals and humans. In the central nervous system (CNS), serotonin acts primarily as a neurotransmitter, but in the periphery, serotonin acts primarily as a vasoconstric...

Psychopathology of psychocutaneous disorders

Background: A high percentage of the patients referred to dermatologic clinics are either suffer from self inflicted disorders or from misinterpretation about their own health and organ integrity and or may suffer from different skin sensations including itching, pain, and burning; all of which may develop as a result of their underlying psychopathologies. Objective: Identification of underlyin...