Genetic and Neuroimaging Features of Personality Disorders: State of the Art

• Published in: Neuroscience bulletin Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 286 - 306
• Main Authors: Ma, Guorong, Fan, Hongying, Shen, Chanchan, Wang, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.06.2016; Springer
• Subjects: Anatomy; Anesthesiology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Calcium Channels, L-Type - genetics; Care and treatment; Catechol O-Methyltransferase - genetics; Enzymes; Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics; Genetic research; Human Physiology; Humans; Neuroimaging; Neurology; Neurophysiology; Neurosciences; Pain Medicine; Personality disorders; Personality Disorders - diagnostic imaging; Personality Disorders - genetics; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics; Review; Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins - genetics; Temporal Lobe - diagnostic imaging; Neuroimaging; Genetic; Heritability; Personality disorder; Psychiatric disorder

Personality disorders often act as a common denominator for many psychiatric problems, and studies on personality disorders contribute to the etiopathology, diagnosis, and treatment of many mental disorders. In recent years, increasing evidence from various studies has shown distinctive features of...