Effects of stress on emotional reactivity in hostile heavy social drinkers following dietary tryptophan enhancement

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-162

  Nesic, J ^a,b   Duka, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BUSS AND PERRY AGGRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSTILITY; HOSTILITY SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SALIVA LEVEL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DIETARY PROTEINS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 41749097480     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agm179     Document Type: Article

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