Low prolactin response to fenfluramine in impulsive aggression

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-230

  New, Antonia S ^a,b   Trestman, Robert F ^b   Mitropoulou, Vivian ^c   Goodman, Marianne ^a,b   Koenigsberg, Harold H ^a,b   Silverman, Jeremy ^b   Siever, Larry J ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Fenfluramine; Impulsive aggression; Personality disorder; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

FENFLURAMINE; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; FENFLURAMINE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 1542345748     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2003.09.001     Document Type: Article

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