A group of nurses is reviewing the role of serotonin in psychiatric disorders. The group demonstrates a need for additional study when they identify which disorder as being associated with its dysfunction?

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Schizophrenia is associated with abnormally high activity of dopamine, not serotonin. Whereas depression and insomnia have been associated with decreased levels of 5-HT, mania has been associated with increased 5-HT. Some of the most well-known antidepressant medications, such as fluoxetine and sertraline, function by increasing serotonin concentrations within certain areas of the central nervous system.

A Group of Nurses Is Reviewing the Role of Serotonin