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Dopamine is related to several mental disorders. insufficient dopamine is a possible cause of ____, while having an excess of dopamine may be related to ____.

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Dopamine is related to several mental disorders. insufficient dopamine is a possible cause of Parkinson's disease, while having an excess of dopamine may be related to Schizophrenia.

The balance of dopamine amount is essential since too much or too low might cause a disease. In Parkinson's disease, since you lack dopamine the drug use is targeted to increase the dopamine. It was reversed in schizophrenia.
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