1. Changes in Serum Dopamine-β-Hydroxylase Activity during Group Psychotherapy
- Author
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Lamprecht F, Manderscheid Rw, Silbergeld S, Ng Lk, and O'Neill Ph
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Adult ,Male ,Self-Assessment ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase ,Group psychotherapy ,Free Association ,Sex Factors ,Dopamine ,Linear regression ,medicine ,Humans ,Applied Psychology ,Psychological Tests ,Verbal Behavior ,Stressor ,Psychophysiologic Disorders ,Affect ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Physical work ,Psychotherapy, Group ,Female ,Dopamine beta-hydroxylase activity ,Marital Therapy ,Psychology ,Stress, Psychological ,medicine.drug ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
This psychobiological study investigates married-coupled group psychotherapy from pre- and postsession serum dopamine dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) determinations, the Free Association Test (FAT), and a Postsession Questionnaire (PSQ). Experimental manipulations permit controls for the assessment of DBH variations. Group, gender, and individual linear regression analyses are interpreted by a stressor-destrssor typology. DBH levels significantly increase during psychotherapy. Increments are comparable with those from physical work. Most variability in DBH is predicted from a small set of psychological variables. Psychological stressors and destressors show psychobiochemical individuality. Implications of psychological stressors for psychosomatic vulnerability are discussed.
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- 1975