Urinary phenylethylamine correlates positively with hypomania, and negatively with depression, paranoia, and social introversion on the MMPI
✍ Scribed by H. W. Moises; P. Waldmeier; H. Beckmann
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 443 KB
- Volume
- 236
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1433-8491
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✦ Synopsis
It has been suggested that phenylethylamine (PEA) may play a role in the modulation of affective behavior The aim of the present study was to test this hypothesis Urinary PEA excretion was determined in 32 drug-free healthy volunteers, and the MM Pl was used for personality assessment In support of this hypothesis, a significant positive correlation between PEA and hypomania (r = O 50 ; P< 0 05) and a significant negative correlation between PEA and depression (r = -0 58 ; P < 0 01) was observed in the female subgroup. Furthermore, PEA correlated significantly negatively with hypochondriasis (r=-0 65 ; P< 0 01), paranoia (r= O 49 ; P< O 05), and social introversion (r=-0 60 ; P< 0 05). These results are the first evidence in normal individuals either that PEA itself might play a role in the modulation of affective behaviour, or alternatively that PEA could be related to mechanisms responsible for the modulation of affective behavior.