Effects of tryptophan depletion on reactive aggression and aggressive decision-making in young people with ADHD

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 114-123

  Kotting W F ^a,b   Bubenzer, S ^a,b   Helmbold, K ^a,b   Eisert, A ^a   Gaber, T J ^a,b   Zepf, F D ^a,b,c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JARA TRANSLATIONAL BRAIN MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute tryptophan depletion; Aggression; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Decision making; Empathy; Gender; Impulsivity; Point subtraction aggression game

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECISION MAKING; DEPLETION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION;

ACUTE TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER; CHILDREN; DECISION-MAKING; EMPATHY; GENDER; IMPULSIVITY; POINT SUBTRACTION AGGRESSION GAME;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEROTONIN; SEX FACTORS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 84880122496     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12001     Document Type: Article

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