MAOA alters the effects of heavy drinking and childhood physical abuse on risk for severe impulsive acts of violence among alcoholic violent offenders

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 853-860

  Tikkanen, Roope ^a   Ducci, Francesca ^b   Goldman, David ^c   Holi, Matti ^d   Lindberg, Nina ^a   Tiihonen, Jari ^e,f,g   Virkkunen, Matti ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol Consumption; Alcoholism; Antisocial Behavior; Childhood Adversity; Crime; Impulsivity; Monoamine Oxidase A; Personality Disorder; Physical Abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (FLAVIN CONTAINING) ISOENZYME A;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALLELE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CRIMINALS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951562077     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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