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However, no such studies have been published on current mania or hypomania.<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                        <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                        <jats:p>In this single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) study with [<jats:sup>123<\/jats:sup>I]nor-\u03b2-CIT we present a case with simultaneous symptoms of major depression and hypomania. She had an elevated serotonin transporter availability (SERT) in the midbrain and elevated dopamine transporter availability (DAT) in the striatum, which normalised in a one-year follow-up period during which she received eight months of psychodynamic psychotherapy.<\/jats:p>\n                     <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                        <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                        <jats:p>To our knowledge, this is the first report on SERT and DAT associated with mania. In our case the availability of both SERT in the midbrain and DAT in the striatum were elevated at baseline and declined during psychotherapy, while the SERT and DAT of the depressed controls increased during psychotherapy. Symptoms of hypomania in the case were alleviated during psychotherapy. 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