Subtle Fluctuations in Psychotic Phenomena as Functional States of Abnormal Dopamine Reactivity in Individuals at Risk

These results suggest that psychotic experiences in response to minor stresses in the flow of daily life may be functional states of an underlying abnormal DA reactivity in subjects at risk to develop psychosis. The results add credence to the suggestion that abnormal DA reactivity may be part of the substrate that increases risk for psychotic symptoms in individuals at risk.