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Hallucinations and antipsychotics: The role of the 5-HT2A receptor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2005

Andrew James Goudie*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Liverpool University, Liverpool, L69 7ZA, United Kingdom
Jonathan Charles Cole
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Liverpool University, Liverpool, L69 7ZA, United Kingdom

Abstract:

Behrendt & Young's (B&Y's) novel “unifying model” of hallucinations, although comprehensive, fails to incorporate research into the possible role of 5-HT2A receptors in the mode of action of novel “atypical” antipsychotic drugs (which treat hallucinations effectively), and into the role of such receptors, which are located in thalamocortical circuits, in mediating drug-induced hallucinations.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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