Neuroimaging studies of violence and antisocial behavior

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 265-278

  Hoptman, Matthew J ^a  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Antisocial behavior; Antisocial personality disorder; Electroencephalogram (EEG); Impulsivity; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Neuroimaging; Positron emission tomography (PET); Psychopathy; Violence

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0042844700     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-200307000-00002     Document Type: Review

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