New evidence for an association between the CSF HVA:5-HIAA ratio and psychopathic traits

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 918-921

  Soderstrom, H ^a,b   Blennow, K ^a   Sjodin, A K ^a,b   Forsman, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Box 4024 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HOMOVANILLIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0038480246     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.7.918     Document Type: Article

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