Combined use of platelet serotonergic markers and psychopathological scales as diagnostic screening of a psychotic versus a depressive disorder

Abstract

AbstractA single case of a patient suffering from a first psychotic episode and the differential diagnoses between affective and psychosis is performed throughout the combined use of peripheral serotonergic markers and clinical psychopathological scales during a 6-months follow-up. The results suggest the need of performing further studies combining biological and clinical markers of psychiatric disorders.