Is psychosis in schizophrenia or bipolar is caused by increased dopamine synthesis? Take a deep dive into a recent JAMA article testing the dopamine hypothesis of psychosis. Additionally, how did they complete this research? What were the study's strengths and weaknesses? Dr. Jaskiw helps us break it down.

Article Referenced: "A Test of the Transdiagnostic Dopamine Hypothesis of Psychosis Using Positron Emission Tomographic Imaging in Bipolar Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29049482

Host: Dr. Layne Gritti, DO

Guest: Dr. George Jaskiw, MD

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