Heritability of aggression and irritability: A twin study of the Buss-Durkee aggression scales in adult male subjects

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-284

  Coccaro, Emil F ^a   Bergeman, C S ^b   Kavoussi, Richard J ^b   Seroczynski, A D ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

aggression; environment; genetics; irritability; twin study

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TWINS;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SEROTONIN;

EID: 0031081471     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00257-0     Document Type: Article

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