Cerebrospinal fluid GABA concentration: Relationship with impulsivity and history of suicidal behavior, but not aggression, in human subjects

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-359

  Lee, Royce ^a   Petty, Frederick ^b   Coccaro, Emil F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VA NEBRASKA WESTERN IOWA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; CSF; GABA; Impulsivity; Personality; Suicidality

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE;

EID: 58149343990     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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