The case for basic research on the psychopharmacology of aggression

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-2

  Miczek, Klaus A ^a   De Almeida, Rosa M M ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; LITHIUM; SEROTONIN 1B AGONIST; VASOPRESSIN ANTAGONIST;

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RECEPTOR GENE; RISK FACTOR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84855359935     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e3182463e0b     Document Type: Editorial

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