Self-rated aggression and cerebral monoaminergic turnover: Sex differences in patients with persistent depressive disorder

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 253, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 185-192

  Prochazka, Helena ^a,c   Ågren, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aggression; Hostility; Monoaminergic turnover; Persistent depressive disorder; Sex

Indexed keywords

3 METHOXY 5 HYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MONOAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRAIN METABOLISM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; METHOXYHYDROXYPHENYLGLYCOL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0141456049     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00406-003-0423-8     Document Type: Article

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