Evaluation of behavioral impulsivity and aggression tasks as endophenotypes for borderline personality disorder

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1036-1048

  McCloskey, Michael S ^a   New, Antonia S ^b   Siever, Larry J ^b   Goodman, Marianne ^b   Koenigsberg, Harold W ^b   Flory, Janine D ^c   Coccaro, Emil F ^a  

^a The University of Chicago   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Borderline personality disorder; Endophenotype; Impulsivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BORDERLINE STATE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650723830     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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