Mechanisms underlying aggressive and hostile behavior in amphetamine users

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-273

  Dawe, Sharon ^a   Davis, Penelope ^a   Lapworth, Kely ^a   McKetin, Rebecca ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Amphetamine; Impulsivity; Paranoia; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

AGGRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PARANOIA; PERSONALITY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SELF CONTROL;

AGGRESSION; AMPHETAMINE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; PARANOID DISORDERS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 67651115781     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32832a1dd4     Document Type: Review

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