Electroretinography in psychiatry: A systematic literature review Journal Articles

abstract

• Abstract This review aims to consolidate the available information on use of electroretinography as a diagnostic tool in psychiatry. The electroretinogram (ERG) has been found to have diagnostic utility in cocaine withdrawal (reduced light-adapted b-wave response), major depressive disorder (reduced contrast gain in pattern ERG), and schizophrenia (reduced a- and b-wave amplitudes). This review examines these findings as well as the applicability of ERG to substance use disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, autism spectrum disorder, panic disorder, eating disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and medication use. While there have been promising results, current research suffers from a lack of specificity. Further research that quantifies anomalies in ERG present in psychiatric illness is needed.

authors

• Youssef, Peter
• Nath, Siddharth
• Chaimowitz, Gary Andrew
• Prat, Sebastien

status

• published 

publication date

• October 2019

has subject area

• 11 Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences (FoR)
• Cocaine-Related Disorders (MeSH)
• Depressive Disorder, Major (MeSH)
• Electroretinography (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Psychiatry (Science Metrix)
• Schizophrenia (MeSH)
• Substance Withdrawal Syndrome (MeSH)

published in

• European psychiatry  Journal

keywords

• Cocaine-Related Disorders
• Depressive Disorder, Major
• Diagnostic tools
• Electroretinogram
• Electroretinography
• Humans
• Psychiatry
• Schizophrenia
• Substance Withdrawal Syndrome

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2019.09.006

PubMed ID

• 31553929

start page

• 97

end page

• 106

volume

• 62