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| Two factors contributing to mental illness |
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1) an increase or decrease in neurotransmittors
2) Change in receptor populations due to the increase or decrease in neurotransmittors or other pathophysiological changes |
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| neurotransmittors in a balanced state |
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| monamines (dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline and serotonin) = acetylcholine |
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| neurotransmittors in a depressed state |
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| noradrenalin and serotonin > acetylcholine |
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| neurotransmittors in a schizophrenia |
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| neurotransmittors in mania |
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Definition
| glutamate, noradrenaline and dopamine < acetylcholine |
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| Two diagnostic classification for mental illness published by WHO (as of 2011) |
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Definition
1) The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disrders, version four (DSM-IV-TR)
2) The International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10)
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