Biological correlates of intimate partner violence perpetration

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 387-398

  Pinto, Lavinia A ^a   Sullivan, Eric L ^b   Rosenbaum, Alan ^c   Wyngarden, Nicole ^c   Umhau, John C ^d   Miller, Mark W ^a,e   Taft, C T ^a,e  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological factors; Genetics; Intimate partner violence; Neurochemistry; Neuropsychology; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HEAD INJURY; HEART RATE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LEARNING DISORDER; MEMORY DISORDER; METABOLISM; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 77956187357     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2010.07.001     Document Type: Review

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