Am J Psychiatry 1985; 142:1341-1343
Copyright © 1985 by American Psychiatric Association
Platelet MAO activity in posttraumatic stress disorder
J Davidson, S Lipper, CD Kilts, S Mahorney and E Hammett
Platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity was assessed in 23 patients with
posttraumatic stress disorder and 19 age-matched male control subjects. An
overall significantly lower MAO activity was observed in the posttraumatic
stress disorder group. When the group was divided into those with and those
without a history of alcohol abuse, only the former group differed
significantly from control subjects. The heuristic importance of these
findings is discussed.
