Association of aggressive behavior with altered serotonergic function in patients who are not suicidal

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 609-614

  Stanley, Barbara ^a   Molcho, Avraham ^b   Stanley, Michael ^b   Winchel, Ronald ^b   Gameroff, Marc J ^b   Parsons, Bruce ^b   John Mann, J ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN; SUICIDE;

EID: 0034027933     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.157.4.609     Document Type: Article

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