Homovanillic acid (HVA) plasma levels inversely correlate with attention deficit-hyperactivity and childhood neglect measures in addicted patients

G Gerra, C Leonardi, E Cortese, A Zaimovic… - Journal of neural …, 2007 - Springer
Background. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seems to be a risk condition for
substance use disorders, possibly in relationship to common neurobiological changes …

Cerebrospinal fluid homovanillic acid predicts behavioral response to stimulants in 45 boys with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

FX Castellanos, J Elia, MJP Kruesi, WL Marsh… - …, 1996 - nature.com
Central dopaminergic activity has been assumed to play a role in the efficacy of stimulant
drugs in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), although supporting evidence has …

Plasma homovanillic acid correlates inversely with history of learning problems in healthy volunteer and personality disordered subjects

EF Coccaro, SL Hirsch, MA Stein - Psychiatry research, 2007 - Elsevier
Central dopaminergic activity is critical to the functioning of both motor and cognitive
systems. Based on the therapeutic action of dopaminergic agents in treating attention deficit …

Childhood neglect and parental care perception in cocaine addicts: relation with psychiatric symptoms and biological correlates

G Gerra, C Leonardi, E Cortese, A Zaimovic… - Neuroscience & …, 2009 - Elsevier
Childhood neglect and poor child–parent relationships have been reported to increase
substance use disorders susceptibility. Stressful environmental factors, including emotional …

Homovanillic acid and dopamine-β-hydroxylase in male youth: Relationships with paternal substance abuse and antisocial behavior

S Gabel, J Stadler, J Bjorn… - The American journal …, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
Recent research suggests that dopaminergic/noradrenergic system dysfunction may be
associated with substance abuse and/or antisocial behavior. In order to determine whether …

DRD2 TaqIA polymorphism is associated with urinary homovanillic acid levels in a sample of spanish male alcoholic patients

G Ponce, J Hoenicka, R Rodriguez-Jimenez… - Neurotoxicity …, 2004 - Springer
The Taq IA1 allele of the dopamine receptor gene D 2 (DRD 2) has been associated with
alcoholism, as well as with other addictive behaviours. The exact nature of how the …

d-amino acid oxidase activator gene (DAOA) variation affects cerebrospinal fluid homovanillic acid concentrations in healthy Caucasians

D Andreou, P Saetre, T Werge, OA Andreassen… - European archives of …, 2012 - Springer
The d-amino acid oxidase activator (DAOA) protein regulates the function of d-amino
oxidase (DAO), an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of d-3, 4 …

Plasma homovanillic acid levels in schizophrenic patients: correlation with negative symptoms

R Dávila, M Zumárraga, N Basterreche, A Arrúe… - Psychiatry …, 2007 - Elsevier
The relation between changes in the levels of plasma homovanillic acid (pHVA) and clinical
evolution during neuroleptic treatment of schizophrenic patients has not been satisfactorily …

Plasma homovanillic acid: a significant association with alcoholism is independent of a functional polymorphism of the human catechol-O-methyltransferase gene

MD Köhnke, G Wiatr, W Kolb, AM Köhnke… - …, 2003 - nature.com
The central dopamine system seems to influence addictive disorders. Plasma homovanillic
acid (HVA) is an indicator of central dopaminergic activity. In this study the hypothesis that …

Childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, substance use, and adult functioning among incarcerated women

KA Hennessey, MD Stein… - Journal of Attention …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To estimate prevalence of childhood ADHD among incarcerated women and
determine its association with substance use and adult functioning. Method: 192 female …