Serotonin function and antiaggressive response to fluoxetine: A pilot study

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 546-552

  Coccaro, E F ^a   Kavoussi, R J ^a   Hauger, R L ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; d fenfluramine; Fluoxetine; Irritability; Serotonin; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DEXFENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0030823201     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(97)00309-0     Document Type: Article

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