Effects of acute alcohol intoxication and paroxetine on aggression in men

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 581-590

  McCloskey, Michael S ^a,c   Berman, Mitchell E ^b   Echevarria, David J ^b   Coccaro, Emil F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol; Impulsivity; Paroxetine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROSHOCK; ETHANOL; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAROXETINE; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 63149131411     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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