Psychopathic characteristics are related to high basal urinary oxytocin levels in male forensic patients

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 309-318

  Mitchell, Ian J ^a   Smid, Winike ^b   Troelstra, Jelle ^b   Wever, Edwin ^b   Ziegler, Toni E ^c   Beech, Anthony R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Van der Hoeven Kliniek   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

antisocial behaviours; oxytocin; psychopathy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CREATININE; OXYTOCIN; SALBUTAMOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; EMPATHY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; TRUST;

EID: 84879685371     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2013.773455     Document Type: Article

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