The Association of Urinary 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid and Vanillylmandelic Acid in Patients with Generalized Anxiety
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Neuropsychobiology
- Vol. 31 (1) , 6-9
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000119165
Abstract
There is evidence that serotonin and norepinephrine are in some way involved in the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders. Urinary levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and the norepinephrine metabolite vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) were measured in 46 patients with generalized anxiety disorder. There was a significant association between urinary levels of 5-HIAA and VMA: r = 0.79; p = 0.0001. Possible implications of this finding are discussed.Keywords
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