Cortisol responses to ipsapirone challenge correlate with aggression, while basal cortisol levels correlate with impulsivity, in personality disorder and healthy volunteer subjects

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 874-880

  Almeida, Marcela ^a   Lee, Royce ^a   Coccaro, Emil F ^a  

^a Division of Biological Sciences and the Pritzker School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT 1a Receptors; Impulsivity; Personality Disorder; Serotonin aggression

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; IPSAPIRONE; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 77957683626     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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