Some thoughts on the neurobiology of stalking

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1472-1480

  Meloy, J Reid ^a,c   Fisher, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Attachment pathology; Dopamine; Forensic science; Obsession; Romantic love; Stalking

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CRIME; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; ENERGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LOVE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; OBSESSION; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STALKING; THINKING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 27844558298     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004508     Document Type: Article

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